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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019.

Registration No. 333-230812

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   7372   45-2647441

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

1455 Market Street, 4 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94103

(415) 612-8582

(Address, including zip code and telephone number, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Nelson Chai

Chief Financial Officer

Uber Technologies, Inc.

1455 Market Street, 4 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94103

(415) 612-8582

(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Tony West

Keir Gumbs

Uber Technologies, Inc.

1455 Market Street, 4 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94103

(415) 612-8582

 

David Peinsipp

Siana Lowrey

Andrew Williamson

Cooley LLP

101 California Street, 5 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

(415) 693-2000

 

Eric W. Blanchard

Kerry S. Burke

Brian K. Rosenzweig

Covington & Burling LLP

620 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10018

(212) 841-1000

 

Alan F. Denenberg

Sarah K. Solum

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

1600 El Camino Real

Menlo Park, California 94025

(650) 752-2000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount

to be

Registered (1)

 

Proposed

Maximum
Offering Price

Per Share (2)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price (1)(2)

 

Amount of

Registration Fee (3)

Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share

  207,000,000   $50.00   $10,350,000,000   $1,254,420

 

 

 

(1)

Includes the aggregate amount of additional shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase.

 

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(3)

The Registrant previously paid $121,200 in connection with the initial filing of the Registration Statement.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PROSPECTUS (Subject to Completion)

Issued April 26, 2019

 

 

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Common Stock    180,000,000 Shares

 

 

Uber Technologies, Inc. is offering 180,000,000 shares of its common stock. The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus are offering 27,000,000 shares of common stock if and to the extent that the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares described below. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. This is our initial public offering, and no public market currently exists for our shares. We anticipate that the initial public offering price will be between $44.00 and $50.00 per share.

PayPal, Inc. has entered into an agreement with us pursuant to which it has agreed to purchase $500 million of our common stock in a private placement at a price per share equal to the initial public offering price. This transaction is contingent upon certain closing conditions, including the closing of this offering and certain regulatory approvals.

We have applied to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UBER.”

Investing in our common stock involves risks. See “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 32.

 

 

 

                                         
     Per Share      Total  

Price to Public

   $                    $                            

Underwriting Discounts and Commissions ¹

   $        $    

Proceeds to Uber

   $        $    

 

 

 

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See the section titled “Underwriters” for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters.

The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional 27,000,000 shares of common stock from the selling stockholders solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to 5,400,000 shares of common stock, or up to 3% of the 180,000,000 shares offered by this prospectus, for sale at the initial public offering price through a directed share program to certain qualifying Drivers in the United States. See the section titled “Underwriters—Directed Share Program.”

The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock to purchasers on                , 2019.

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley   Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC   BofA Merrill Lynch
Barclays   Citigroup   Allen & Company LLC
RBC Capital Markets   SunTrust Robinson Humphrey   Deutsche Bank Securities
HSBC   SMBC   Mizuho Securities
Needham & Company   Loop Capital Markets   Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C.
Academy Securities   BTIG   Canaccord Genuity   CastleOak Securities, L.P.   Cowen   Evercore ISI   JMP Securities   Macquarie Capital
Mischler Financial Group, Inc.   Oppenheimer & Co.   Raymond James   William Blair   The Williams Capital Group, L.P.   TPG Capital BD

Prospectus dated                 , 2019.


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6 Continents 3 Platform Offerings 700+ Cities 93M MAPCs 17M Trips a Day $78B Paid to Drivers MAPCs and Trips a day for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. All other data as of December 31, 2018.


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10+ Billion Trips 10B Trips September 2018 12 Months later (+5B) 5B Trips September 2017 11 Months later (+3B) 2B Trips October 2016 7 Months later (+1B) 1B Trips March 2016 5 Years after launch (+1B) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


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Neither we, the selling stockholders, nor any of the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than the information contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses we have prepared. Neither we, the selling stockholders, nor the underwriters take responsibility for, and provide no assurance about the reliability of, any information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby and only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the shares of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date.

No action is being taken in any jurisdiction outside the United States to permit a public offering of our common stock or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any such jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus in jurisdictions outside the United States are required to inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus applicable to those jurisdictions.

Through and including                     , 2019 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that effect transactions in our common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

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GLOSSARY

Key Terms for Our Business

Consumer or end-user. Consumer or end-user refers to a platform user who transacts on our platform to take a Ridesharing or New Mobility ride or to order an Uber Eats meal.

Driver. Driver refers to an independent driver or courier who uses our platform to provide Ridesharing services, Uber Eats services, or both. The number of Drivers in a quarterly period is defined as the number of Drivers who provided a ride or delivered a meal on our platform at least once in a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter.

Minority-owned affiliates. Minority-owned affiliates refers to Didi, Grab, and our Yandex.Taxi joint venture.

New Mobility. New Mobility refers to products in our Personal Mobility offering that provide consumers with access to rides through a variety of modes, including dockless e-bikes and e-scooters.

Offerings. Offerings refer to our Personal Mobility, Uber Eats, and Uber Freight offerings.

Partner. Partner refers to any one of a Driver, restaurant, or shipper, all of whom are our customers.

Personal Mobility. Personal Mobility refers to our offering that includes our Ridesharing and New Mobility products.

Platform user. Platform user refers to any user of our platform, including Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers.

Ridesharing. Ridesharing refers to products in our Personal Mobility offering that connect consumers with Drivers who provide rides in a variety of vehicles, such as cars, auto rickshaws, motorbikes, minibuses, or taxis.

Key Terms for Our Key Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

All of our key metrics and financial measures exclude historical results from China (which are included as discontinued operations in our audited consolidated financial statements), and, as noted below, certain of our key metrics also exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations. We now participate in China, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (“Russia/CIS”), and Southeast Asia solely through our minority-owned affiliates.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Revenue are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information about how we use these non-GAAP financial measures in our business, the limitations of these measures, and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, please see the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

2018 Divested Operations. We define 2018 Divested Operations as our operations in (i) Russia/CIS prior to the consummation of our Yandex.Taxi joint venture and (ii) Southeast Asia prior to the sale of those operations to Grab.

Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding (i) income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, (ii) net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax (iii) benefit from (provision for) income taxes, (iv) income (loss) from equity method investment, net of tax, (v) interest expense, (vi) other income (expense), net, (vii) depreciation and amortization, (viii) stock-based compensation expense, (ix) legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements, (x) asset impairment/loss on sale of assets, (xi) acquisition and financing related expenses, and (xii) restructuring charges.

 

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Adjusted Net Revenue. We define Adjusted Net Revenue as revenue less (i) excess Driver incentives and (ii) Driver referrals. We believe that Adjusted Net Revenue is informative of our top line performance because it measures the total net financial activity reflected in the amount earned by us after taking into account all Driver and restaurant earnings, Driver incentives, and Driver referrals. Adjusted Net Revenue is lower than revenue in all reported periods.

Core Platform. Core Platform refers to one of the two operating segments that we use to manage our business. Core Platform consists primarily of Ridesharing and Uber Eats.

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue. We define Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue as Core Platform revenue less (i) excess Driver incentives and (ii) Driver referrals.

Core Platform Contribution Margin. We define Core Platform Contribution Margin as Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) as a percentage of Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue. Core Platform Contribution Margin demonstrates the margin that we generate after direct expenses. We believe that Core Platform Contribution Margin is a useful indicator of the economics of our Core Platform, as it does not include indirect unallocated research and development and general and administrative expenses (including expenses for our Advanced Technologies Group and Other Technology Programs).

Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss). We define Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) as Core Platform revenue less the following direct costs and expenses of our Core Platform: (i) cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization; (ii) operations and support; (iii) sales and marketing; (iv) research and development; and (v) general and administrative. Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) also reflects any applicable exclusions from Adjusted EBITDA and excludes the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

Driver or restaurant earnings. Driver or restaurant earnings refer to the net portion of the fare or the net portion of the order value that a Driver or a restaurant retains, respectively.

Driver incentives. Driver incentives refer to payments that we make to Drivers, which are separate from and in addition to the Driver’s portion of the fare paid by the consumer. For example, Driver incentives could include payments we make to Drivers should they choose to take advantage of an incentive offer and complete a consecutive number of trips or a cumulative number of trips on the platform over a defined period of time. Driver incentives are recorded as a reduction of revenue to the extent they are not excess Driver incentives (as defined below).

Driver referrals. Driver referrals refer to payments that we make to existing Drivers to refer new Drivers onto our platform. Driver referrals are recorded in sales and marketing expenses, as they represent the receipt of a distinct service of customer acquisition for which there is evidence of fair value.

Excess Driver incentives. Excess Driver incentives refer to cumulative payments, including incentives but excluding Driver referrals, to a Driver that exceed the cumulative revenue that we recognize from a Driver with no future guarantee of additional revenue. Cumulative payments to a Driver could exceed cumulative revenue from a Driver as a result of Driver incentives or when the amount paid to a Driver for a Trip exceeds the fare charged to the consumer. Excess Driver incentives are recorded in cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.

Gross Bookings. We define Gross Bookings as the total dollar value, including any applicable taxes, tolls, and fees, of Ridesharing and New Mobility rides, Uber Eats meal deliveries, and amounts paid by shippers for Uber Freight shipments, in each case without any adjustment for consumer discounts and refunds, Driver and restaurant earnings, and Driver incentives. Gross Bookings do not include tips earned by Drivers. Gross Bookings exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

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in a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter. MAPCs presented for an annual period are MAPCs for the fourth quarter of the year. MAPCs exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

Other Bets. Other Bets refers to one of the two operating segments that we use to manage our business. Other Bets in 2017 consisted primarily of Uber Freight and in 2018 also included New Mobility.

Take Rate. We define Take Rate as Adjusted Net Revenue as a percentage of Gross Bookings. For purposes of Take Rate, Gross Bookings include the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

Trips. We define Trips as the number of completed consumer Ridesharing or New Mobility rides and Uber Eats meal deliveries in a given period. For example, an UberPOOL ride with three paying consumers represents three unique Trips, whereas an UberX ride with three passengers represents one Trip. Trips exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

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Letter from Dara Khosrowshahi Chief Executive Officer Ten years ago, Uber was born out of a watershed moment in technology. The rise of smartphones, the advent of app stores, and the desire for on-demand work supercharged Uber’s growth and created an entirely new standard of consumer convenience. What began as “tap a button and get a ride” has become something much more profound: ridesharing and carpooling; meal delivery and freight; electric bikes and scooters; and self-driving cars and urban aviation. Of course, in getting from point A to point B we didn’t get everything right. Some of the attributes that made Uber a wildly successful startup—a fierce sense of entrepreneurialism, our willingness to take risks that others might not, and that famous Uber hustle—led to missteps along the way. In fact, when I joined Uber as CEO, many people asked me why I would leave the stability of my previous job for one that was anything but. My answer was simple: Uber is a once-in-a-generation company, and the opportunity ahead of it is enormous. Today, Uber accounts for less than one percent of all miles driven globally. Just a small percentage of people in countries where Uber is available have ever used our services. And we are still barely scratching the surface when it comes to huge industries like food and logistics, and how the future of urban mobility will reshape cities for the better. Building this platform has required a willingness to challenge orthodoxies and reinvent—sometimes even disrupt—ourselves. Over the last decade, as the needs and preferences of our customers have changed, we’ve changed too. Now, we’re becoming something different once again: a public company. vi


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Taking this step means that we have even greater responsibilities—to our shareholders, our customers, and our colleagues. That’s why, over the past 18 months, we have improved our governance and Board oversight; built a stronger and more cohesive management team; and made the changes necessary to ensure our company culture rewards teamwork and encourages employees to commit for the long term. Because we are not even one percent done with our work, we will operate with an eye toward the future. We will optimize for the happiness and loyalty of our customers rather than marginal trip or transaction growth. And we will not shy away from making short-term financial sacrifices where we see clear long-term benefits. Our continued success will come from stellar execution and the strength of the platform we have worked so hard to build. Our network spans tens of millions of consumers and partners and represents one of the world’s largest platforms for independent work. Our engineering and product teams are solving some of the most difficult problems at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds. And our regional operations teams let us build and run our business as true citizens of the cities we serve. I want to close with my commitment to you: I won’t be perfect, but I will listen to you; I will ensure that we treat our customers, our colleagues, and our cities with respect; and I will run our business with passion, humility, and integrity. Dara Khosrowshahi vii


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read this entire prospectus carefully before making an investment decision. You should carefully consider, among other things, the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Unless the context otherwise requires, we use the terms “Uber,” the “company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or similar terms in this prospectus to refer to Uber Technologies, Inc. and, where appropriate, our consolidated subsidiaries.

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Overview

Our mission is to ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion.

We believe deeply in our bold mission. Every minute of every day, consumers and Drivers on our platform can tap a button and get a ride or tap a button and get work. We revolutionized personal mobility with Ridesharing, and we are leveraging our platform to redefine the massive meal delivery and logistics industries. While we have had unparalleled growth at scale, we are just getting started: only 2% of the population in the 63 countries where we operate used our offerings in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, based on MAPCs.

The foundation of our platform is our massive network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise. Together, these elements power movement from point A to point B.

 

   

Massive network. Our massive, efficient, and intelligent network consists of tens of millions of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, as well as underlying data, technology, and shared infrastructure. Our network becomes smarter with every trip. In over 700 cities around the world, our network powers movement at the touch of a button for millions, and we hope eventually billions, of people.

 

   

Leading technology. We have built proprietary marketplace, routing, and payments technologies. Marketplace technologies are the core of our deep technology advantage and include demand prediction, matching and dispatching, and pricing technologies.

 

   

Operational excellence. Our regional on-the-ground operations teams use their extensive market-specific knowledge to rapidly launch and scale products in cities, support Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers, and build and enhance relationships with cities and regulators.

 

   

Product expertise. Our products are built with the expertise that allows us to set the standard for powering movement on-demand, provide platform users with a contextual, intuitive interface, continually evolve features and functionality, and deliver safety and trust.

Our Personal Mobility, Uber Eats, and Uber Freight platform offerings each address large, fragmented markets.

Personal Mobility

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motorbikes, minibuses, or taxis. New Mobility refers to products that provide consumers with access to rides through a variety of modes, including dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. We aim to provide everyone, everywhere on our platform with access to a safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient trip within a few minutes of tapping a button. In the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the average wait time for a rider to be picked up by a Driver was five minutes. In addition to powering movement for riders, our platform powers opportunity for Drivers, fueling the future of independent work by providing Drivers with a reliable and flexible way to earn money.

We are committed to providing consumers with access to the best personal mobility options to meet their needs. We are investing in new modes of transportation that enable us to address a wider range of consumer use cases and represent a significant opportunity to bring additional trips onto our platform. For example, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, trips of less than three miles accounted for 46% of all U.S. vehicle trips in 2017. We believe that dockless e-bikes and e-scooters address many of these use cases and will replace a portion of these vehicle trips over time, particularly in urban environments that suffer from substantial traffic during peak commuting hours.

The rapid growth and scale of our Ridesharing products, which to date have accounted for virtually all of our Personal Mobility offering, demonstrates the size of our opportunity:

 

   

Revenue derived from our Ridesharing products grew from $3.5 billion in 2016 to $9.2 billion in 2018.

 

   

Gross Bookings derived from our Ridesharing products grew from $18.8 billion in 2016 to $41.5 billion in 2018.

 

   

Consumers traveled approximately 26 billion miles on our platform in 2018.

We believe that Personal Mobility represents a vast, rapidly growing, and underpenetrated market opportunity. We operate our Personal Mobility offering in 63 countries with an aggregate population of 4.1 billion people. Through our Personal Mobility offering, we estimate that our platform served 2% of the population in these countries based on MAPCs in the quarter ended December 31, 2018. We estimate that people traveled 4.7 trillion vehicle miles in trips under 30 miles in these countries in 2018, of which the approximately 26 billion miles traveled on our platform represent less than 1% penetration.

We believe that our Personal Mobility market share and ridesharing category position are key indicators of our progress towards our massive market opportunity. We calculate our Personal Mobility market share in a given region by dividing our Personal Mobility miles traveled by our estimates of the addressable market in miles traveled in the region. We estimate the size of the addressable market by multiplying the number of passenger cars in each country by our country-level estimates of miles traveled per car. Our estimates also include an estimated 4.4 trillion public transportation miles, which we allocate to regions based on their share of the population in our addressable market. See the section titled “Business—Our Market Opportunity” for more information. Based on this estimate, our Personal Mobility market share is less than 1% in every major region of the world where we operate.

We calculate our ridesharing category position within a given region by dividing our Ridesharing Gross Bookings by our estimates of total ridesharing Gross Bookings generated by us and other companies with similar ridesharing products. Based on these estimates, we have a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world where we operate, as shown in the graphic below. We also participate in certain regions through our minority-owned affiliates and intend to maintain our interests in these minority-owned affiliates to participate in the expected growth of ridesharing and other modes of personal mobility in the regions where they operate.



 

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Our Global Ridesharing Footprint (1)

 

 

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Percentages are based on our internal estimates of Gross Bookings and miles traveled using our currently available information. For more detail on ownership stakes, see the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Minority-Owned Affiliates.”

Uber Eats

Our Uber Eats offering allows consumers to search for and discover local restaurants, order a meal at the touch of a button, and have the meal delivered reliably and quickly. We launched our Uber Eats app just over three years ago, and we believe that Uber Eats has grown to be the largest meal delivery platform in the world outside of China based on Gross Bookings. We believe that our scale enables the average delivery time for Uber Eats to be faster than the average delivery time for our competitors. For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the average delivery time was approximately 30 minutes. We believe that Uber Eats not only leverages, but also increases, the supply of Drivers on our network. For example, Uber Eats enables Ridesharing Drivers to increase their utilization and earnings by accessing additional demand for trips during non-peak Ridesharing times. Uber Eats also expands the pool of Drivers by enabling people who are not Ridesharing Drivers or who do not have access to Ridesharing-qualified vehicles to deliver meals on our platform. In addition to benefiting Drivers and consumers, Uber Eats provides restaurants with an instant mobile presence and efficient delivery capability, which we believe generates incremental demand and improves margins for restaurants by enabling them to serve more consumers without increasing their existing front-of-house expenses. Of the 91 million MAPCs on our platform, over 15 million received a meal using Uber Eats in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, tapping into our network of more than 220,000 restaurants in over 500 cities globally.

In connection with our transactions with Grab and Yandex, we contributed our meal delivery offerings in Southeast Asia and Russia/CIS to Grab and to our Yandex.Taxi joint venture, respectively, including our partnerships with certain significant global restaurant chains with operations in those markets. We expect to benefit from continued growth of the meal delivery industry in the regions where our minority-owned affiliates operate.



 

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Uber Freight

We believe that Uber Freight is revolutionizing the logistics industry. Uber Freight leverages our proprietary technology, brand awareness, and experience revolutionizing industries to create a transparent, on-demand marketplace that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers.

The freight industry today is highly fragmented and deeply inefficient. It can take several hours, sometimes days, for shippers to find a truck and driver for shipments, with most of the process conducted over the phone or by fax. Uber Freight greatly reduces friction in the logistics industry by providing an on-demand platform to automate and accelerate logistics transactions end-to-end. Uber Freight connects carriers with the most appropriate shipments available on our platform, and gives carriers upfront, transparent pricing and the ability to book a shipment with the touch of a button.

We serve shippers ranging from small- and medium-sized businesses to global enterprises by enabling them to create and tender shipments with a few clicks, secure capacity on demand with upfront pricing, and track those shipments in real-time from pickup to delivery. We believe that all of these factors represent significant efficiency improvements over traditional freight brokerage providers. Since Uber Freight’s public launch in the United States in May 2017, we have contracted with over 36,000 carriers that in aggregate have more than 400,000 drivers and have served over 1,000 shippers, including global enterprises such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Niagara, Land O’Lakes, and Colgate-Palmolive. Uber Freight has grown to $125 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

In March 2019, we announced the expansion of our Uber Freight offering into Europe. Although Europe’s freight market is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the world, we believe that European shippers and carriers experience many of the same pain points in their current operations as U.S. shippers and carriers.

Platform Synergies

We intend to continue to invest in new platform offerings that we believe will further strengthen our platform and existing offerings and fuel multiple virtuous cycles of growth.

We can rapidly launch and scale platform products and offerings by leveraging our massive network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise. Furthermore, each new product adds nodes to our network and strengthens these shared capabilities, enabling us to launch and invest in additional products more efficiently. For example, Uber Eats is used by many of the same consumers who use our Ridesharing products, is built on our existing technology stack, and has grown by leveraging many of the same regional operations teams that built our Ridesharing products. Similarly, in cities where we already operate, we can more efficiently launch other products and offerings, such as dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, by leveraging our existing network of Drivers and consumers and regional on-the-ground operations teams. As evidence of the power of our platform, Uber Eats grew to $2.6 billion in Gross Bookings for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, nearly three years following the launch of the Uber Eats app, which we believe makes our Uber Eats offering the largest meal delivery platform in the world outside of China. In addition, each new product or offering enables us to invest more efficiently because we share innovations and investments across our platform offerings. These synergies effectively lower our costs and allow us to invest in a scalable way that becomes increasingly efficient as we grow with each new product or offering.

Each platform offering also increases the value of our platform to platform users, enabling us to attract new platform users and to deepen engagement with existing platform users. Both of these dynamics grow our network scale and liquidity, which further increases the value of our platform to platform users. For example, Uber Eats attracts new consumers to our network – in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, 50% of first-time Uber Eats



 

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consumers were new to our platform. Additionally, in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, consumers who used both Personal Mobility and Uber Eats had 11.5 Trips per month on average, compared to 4.9 Trips per month on average for consumers who used a single offering in cities where both Personal Mobility and Uber Eats were offered. Similarly, having multiple offerings increases our engagement with Drivers. For example, with Uber Eats, Ridesharing Drivers can access additional demand for trips during non-peak Ridesharing times to increase their utilization and earnings. We believe that these trends will continue as we further expand Uber Eats from over 500 cities into nearly 700 cities where we already offer Personal Mobility.

The strength of our leading platform is demonstrated by our performance:

 

   

There were 91 million MAPCs for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

There were 1.5 billion Trips on our platform for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

There were 3.9 million Drivers on our platform for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

Drivers have earned over $78.2 billion on our platform since 2015, as well as $1.2 billion in tips since we introduced in-app tipping for Drivers in July 2017, in each case through December 31, 2018.

 

   

We had a 9% Core Platform Contribution Margin in 2018. See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Notes about Certain Key Metrics—Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin” for additional information.

In 2018, Gross Bookings grew to $49.8 billion, up 45% from $34.4 billion in 2017. Over the same period, revenue reached $11.3 billion, up 42% from $7.9 billion in the prior year. Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue was $9.9 billion in 2018, up 39% from $7.1 billion in 2017. Net income (loss) was $1.0 billion in 2018 and $(4.0) billion in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA was $(1.8) billion in 2018 and $(2.6) billion in 2017. See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information.

Recent Developments

Acquisition of Careem

In March 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Careem”). Dubai-based Careem, founded in 2012, provides ridesharing, meal delivery, and payments services to millions of users in 115 cities across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan. This acquisition advances our strategy of having a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world in which we operate. We expect the acquisition of Careem to significantly expand our presence in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, which we believe are attractive markets due to their size and growth potential, driven by tech-savvy populations, high smartphone penetration, low rates of car ownership, and communities developing the next generation of transportation options to serve their growing populations. Careem has ridesharing operations in 14 countries excluding Sudan, which business we expect Careem to divest prior to the closing of our acquisition. We estimate that these 14 countries had an aggregate population of over 530 million people and accounted for 331 billion vehicle miles during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The purchase price for the acquisition is approximately $3.1 billion, consisting of up to approximately $1.7 billion of our unsecured convertible notes (the “Careem Convertible Notes”) and approximately $1.4 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The acquisition of Careem’s business is subject to applicable regulatory approvals in certain of the countries in which Careem operates. The transaction is expected to close in January 2020. Following the closing of the acquisition, Careem co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Mudassir Sheikha will continue to lead the Careem business, which will report to its own board comprising three representatives from Uber and two representatives from Careem, which will allow Careem to preserve its brand and market-facing operations.



 

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ATG Investment

In April 2019, we entered into a Class A preferred unit purchase agreement (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”) with affiliates of SoftBank Vision Fund (“SoftBank”), Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”), and DENSO Corporation (“DENSO” and, together with SoftBank and Toyota, the “ATG Investors”), pursuant to which the ATG Investors will invest an aggregate of $1.0 billion ($400 million from Toyota, $333 million from SoftBank, and $267 million from DENSO) in a newly formed corporate parent entity for our Advanced Technologies Group (“ATG”). This investment will enable us to raise dedicated capital to fund our ATG business and aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of automated ridesharing services. Pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement, we agreed to contribute certain of our subsidiaries and all assets and liabilities that are primarily related to our autonomous vehicle technologies (excluding liabilities arising from certain indemnification obligations related to the Levandowski arbitration and any remediation costs associated with certain obligations that may arise as a result of the Waymo settlement, each as described elsewhere in this prospectus), in exchange for common units of ATG representing an 86.2% stake in ATG on a fully diluted basis, reflecting an implied $7.25 billion valuation for ATG immediately following the closing of the investment. The ATG Investors will collectively receive a 13.8% stake in ATG on a fully diluted basis.

In connection with the investment, we have entered into a joint collaboration agreement with Toyota, DENSO, and ATG with respect to next-generation self-driving hardware and the development of self-driving vehicles leveraging technology from each of the parties (the “ATG Collaboration Agreement”), which will be effective as of the closing of the transaction. Pursuant to the ATG Collaboration Agreement, ATG and Toyota will agree on development plans, and thereafter Toyota will contribute to ATG up to an aggregate of $300 million in cash over six semi-annual installments to fund the ongoing activities contemplated under the ATG Collaboration Agreement. The ATG Collaboration Agreement represents an expansion of the existing relationship between ATG and Toyota and adds DENSO to the overall effort.

Private Placement

In April 2019, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal”), pursuant to which PayPal will purchase $500 million of our common stock from us in a private placement at a price per share equal to the initial public offering price. The sale of the shares in the private placement is subject to certain closing conditions, including the closing of this offering and certain regulatory approvals. Concurrently, and subject to the closing of the private placement, we and PayPal extended our global partnership through the execution of an addendum to our existing commercial agreement. We and PayPal intend to explore future commercial payment collaborations, including the development of our digital wallet.

Recent Operating Results (Preliminary and Unaudited)

Set forth below are preliminary estimates of unaudited selected financial and other information for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and actual unaudited financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not yet available. The following information reflects our preliminary estimates based on currently available information and is subject to change. We have provided ranges, rather than specific amounts, for the preliminary estimates of the financial information described below primarily because our financial closing procedures for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not yet complete and, as a result, our final results upon completion of our closing procedures may vary from the preliminary estimates. See the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional information regarding factors that could result in differences between the preliminary estimated ranges of certain of our financial results and operating data presented below and the actual financial results and other information we will report for the three months ended March 31, 2019.



 

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The preliminary estimates for the three months ended March 31, 2019 presented below have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, management. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has not audited, reviewed, compiled, or performed any procedures with respect to such preliminary information nor has PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audited, reviewed, or compiled the financial information for the comparative three-month period ended March 31, 2018. Accordingly, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.

 

                                                              
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2018     2019
Estimated
 
     Actual     Low     High  
     (in millions, except %)  
     (unaudited)  

Revenue

   $ 2,584     $ 3,043     $ 3,104  

Core Platform revenue

   $ 2,544     $ 2,901     $ 2,958  

Loss from operations

   $ (478   $ (1,131   $  (1,005

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

   $ 3,748     $ (1,110   $  (1,000

Other Financial and Operating Data:

      

Monthly Active Platform Consumers (1)

     70       93       93  

Trips (2)

     1,136       1,550       1,550  

Gross Bookings (3)

   $  10,893     $ 14,443     $  14,658  

Ridesharing Gross Bookings

   $ 9,380     $ 11,280     $ 11,450  

Uber Eats Gross Bookings

   $ 1,473     $ 3,035     $ 3,075  

Other Bets Gross Bookings

   $ 40     $ 128     $ 133  

Adjusted Net Revenue (4)

   $ 2,423     $ 2,695     $ 2,770  

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue

   $ 2,383     $ 2,553     $ 2,624  

Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) (5)

   $ 427     $ (180   $ (110

Core Platform Contribution Margin (5)

     18     (7 )%      (4 )% 

Adjusted EBITDA (6)

   $ (280   $ (954   $ (847

 

(1)

MAPCs represent the number of unique consumers who completed a Ridesharing or New Mobility ride or received an Uber Eats meal on our platform at least once in a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter. MAPCs exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations. MAPCs represent actual results for the periods presented.

 

(2)

Trips represent the number of completed consumer Ridesharing or New Mobility rides and Uber Eats meal deliveries in a given period. For example, an UberPOOL ride with three paying consumers represents three unique Trips, whereas an UberX ride with three passengers represents one Trip. Trips exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations. Trips represent actual results for the periods presented.

 

(3)

Gross Bookings represent the total dollar value, including any applicable taxes, tolls, and fees, of Ridesharing and New Mobility rides, Uber Eats meal deliveries, and amounts paid by shippers for Uber Freight shipments, in each case without any adjustment for consumer discounts and refunds, Driver and restaurant earnings, and Driver incentives. Gross Bookings do not include tips earned by Drivers. Gross Bookings exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

(4)

See the section titled “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Adjusted Net Revenue” for more information.

 

(5)

See the section titled “—Notes about Certain Key Metrics—Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin” for more information.

 

(6)

See the section titled “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Adjusted EBITDA” for more information.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we expect revenue to be between $3.0 billion and $3.1 billion compared to $2.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018. We expect Gross Bookings to be between $14.4 billion and $14.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $10.9 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018, which represents an estimated increase of between 33% to 35%. The expected increase in Gross Bookings was primarily driven by a 33% increase in MAPCs over the same period, which drove a 36% increase in Trips. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we expect net loss attributable



 

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to Uber Technologies, Inc. to be between $1.0 billion and $1.1 billion, compared to net income attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. of $3.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The expected net loss attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. is due to increased loss from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 due to continued investment in our Core Platform, including increased incentive and promotion spend. Additionally, net income attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was impacted by $3.2 billion of gains from the divestitures of our Russia/CIS operations and our Southeast Asia operations, as well as a $2.0 billion unrealized gain on our investment in Didi during the same period.

We expect our Core Platform Contribution Margin to be within the range of (4)% to (7)% for the three months ended March 31, 2019. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, our Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) was negatively impacted by increased competitive pressures in certain markets, including the United States, as we increased our incentive and promotion spend to maintain our competitive position relative to prior periods. Our incentive and promotion spend varies widely from period to period and within various markets based on competitive dynamics and other factors. As a one-time illustration of this variance, we have calculated an estimated Core Platform Contribution Margin for our top five countries based on Gross Bookings during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The highest estimated Core Platform Contribution Margin among these countries was approximately 54%, and the lowest estimated Core Platform Contribution Margin was approximately (10)%. The estimated Core Platform Contribution Margin of our top five countries based on Gross Bookings does not represent the overall performance of our Core Platform, which is managed globally.



 

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The following tables provide reconciliations of our preliminary estimates of Adjusted Net Revenue, Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue, and Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and reconciliations of actual Adjusted Net Revenue, Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue, and Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

 

                                                              
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
         2018             2019    
Estimated
 
     Actual     Low     High  
     (in millions)  
     (unaudited)  

Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

      

Revenue

   $  2,584     $  3,043     $  3,104  

Deduct:

      

Excess Driver incentives

     (129     (309     (301

Driver referrals

     (32     (39     (33
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Revenue

   $ 2,423     $ 2,695     $  2,770  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                              
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
         2018             2019    
Estimated
 
     Actual     Low     High  
     (in millions)  
     (unaudited)  

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation (1) :

      

Core Platform revenue

   $  2,544     $  2,901     $  2,958  

Deduct:

      

Excess Driver incentives

     (129     (309     (301

Driver referrals

     (32     (39     (33
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue

   $  2,383     $  2,553   $  2,624  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue includes Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue, Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue, and Other Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue. Other Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, which primarily consists of revenue associated with our Vehicle Solutions activities, does not include excess Driver incentives or Driver referrals and is equal to GAAP Other Core Platform revenue in all periods.



 

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     Three Months Ended March 31,  
         2018             2019    
Estimated
 
     Actual     Low     High  
     (in millions)  
     (unaudited)  

Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

      

Ridesharing revenue

   $  2,180     $  2,340     $  2,378  

Deduct:

      

Excess Driver incentives

     (32     (14     (11

Driver referrals

     (29     (32     (28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue

   $  2,119     $  2,294     $  2,339
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                              
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
         2018             2019    
Estimated
 
     Actual     Low     High  
     (in millions)  
     (unaudited)  

Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

      

Uber Eats revenue

   $  283     $  520     $  537  

Deduct:

      

Excess Driver incentives

     (97      (295      (290

Driver referrals

     (3     (7     (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue

   $ 183     $ 218     $ 242  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of our preliminary estimates of net loss attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. to our preliminary estimates of Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and reconciles actual net income attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. to actual Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

 

                                                              
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
         2018             2019    
Estimated
 
     Actual     Low     High  
     (in millions)  
     (unaudited)  

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:

      

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

   $  3,748     $  (1,110   $  (1,000

Add (deduct):

      

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest, net of tax

           (3     (5

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

     576       4       34  

Gain from equity method investment, net of tax

     3       4       8  

Interest expense

     132       215       225  

Other income (expense), net (1)

      (4,937     (241     (267

Depreciation and amortization

     88       155       140  

Stock-based compensation expense

     63       12       10  

Asset impairment/loss on sale of assets

     32       10       8  

Acquisition and financing related expenses

     15              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ (280   $ (954 )   $ (847
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The components of other income (expense), net are as follows:

 

                                                              
     Three Months Ended March 31,  
         2018             2019    
Estimated
 
     Actual     Low     High  
     (in millions)  
     (unaudited)  

Interest income

   $ 18     $ 44     $ 44  

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

     13       (5     5  

Gain on divestiture

     3,161              

Unrealized gain on investments

     1,984       16       16  

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

     (367     160       176  

Other

     128       26       26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

   $  4,937     $  241     $  267  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

How We Approach the Future

We are on a new path forward with the hiring of our Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi in September 2017 following many challenges regarding our culture, workplace practices, and reputation. In addition to hiring our Chief Executive Officer, we have revamped our senior executive team, hiring respected leaders with extensive public and private sector experience, including our Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai, Chief Operating Officer Barney Harford, Chief Legal Officer Tony West, Chief People Officer Nikki Krishnamurthy, Chief Marketing Officer Rebecca Messina, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Bo Young Lee, Chief Trust and Security Officer Matt Olsen, and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer Scott Schools. Our leadership team has sought to reform our culture fundamentally by improving our governance structure, strengthening our compliance program, creating and embracing new cultural norms, committing to diversity and inclusion, and rebuilding our relationships with employees, Drivers, consumers, cities, and regulators.



 

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We have significantly improved our governance structure and are adopting policies that are similar to those adopted by leading Fortune 500 companies, and we believe these governance improvements will benefit our performance. We built a seasoned, qualified board of directors with the addition of new independent directors in 2017 and 2018, including Ursula Burns, Wan Ling Martello, Ronald Sugar, and John Thain. We divided the roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer and appointed Dr. Sugar as independent Chairperson. We replaced our supervoting structure with a one-share, one-vote structure. We believe that these continuing governance changes will help us to scale our business responsibly, effectively manage risk, and act with integrity and accountability to all stakeholders. We believe that going public will further enhance our transparency with shareholders, regulators, and government officials.

We are committed to building a best-in-class compliance program. We have made tremendous progress in creating a program that is designed to prevent and detect violations of corporate policy, law, and regulations. We continue to enhance our compliance and ethics program by conducting top-down risk assessments and developing policies and practices customized for our growing and evolving global business.

We place diversity and inclusion at the core of everything we do. We strive to create a workplace that is inclusive of everyone, where every person can be authentic, and where that authenticity is celebrated as a strength. In pursuit of that goal, our senior leadership team sponsors and provides resources to our employee resource groups (“ERGs”), which are created and operated by our employees, and which are constantly working to further build and improve our culture.

We embrace the future with optimism, and we work towards our mission based on eight cultural norms. Our team came together to write these norms from the ground up to reflect who we are and where we are going.

 

   

We do the right thing. Period.

 

   

We build globally, we live locally. We harness the power and scale of our global operations to deeply connect with the cities, communities, drivers, and riders that we serve every day.

 

   

We are customer obsessed. We work tirelessly to earn our customers’ trust and business by solving their problems, maximizing their earnings, or lowering their costs. We surprise and delight them. We make short-term sacrifices for a lifetime of loyalty.

 

   

We celebrate differences. We stand apart from the average. We ensure people of diverse backgrounds feel welcome. We encourage different opinions and approaches to be heard, and then we come together and build.

 

   

We act like owners. We seek out problems, and we solve them. We help each other and those who matter to us. We have a bias for action and accountability. We finish what we start, and we build Uber to last. And when we make mistakes, we’ll own up to them.

 

   

We persevere. We believe in the power of grit. We don’t seek the easy path. We look for the toughest challenges, and we push. Our collective resilience is our secret weapon.

 

   

We value ideas over hierarchy. We believe that the best ideas can come from anywhere, both inside and outside our company. Our job is to seek out those ideas, to shape and improve them through candid debate, and to take them from concept to action.

 

   

We make big bold bets. Sometimes we fail, but failure makes us smarter. We get back up, we make the next bet, and we go!

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eco-friendly products, such as dockless e-bikes and our all-electric vehicle product, Uber Green, to help those cities decrease air pollution, reduce urban congestion, and increase access to clean transportation options. Additionally, in 2018, we partnered with officials in the province of Mendoza, Argentina to design the country’s first ridesharing regulations. We believe that this long-term collaborative approach will enable us to drive positive legislative change and allow people all over the globe to benefit from modern and efficient transportation options.

We strengthened our commitment to Drivers as part of our new path forward. In June 2017, we launched our Driver-focused “180 Days of Change” campaign, during which we created 38 new features and improvements for Drivers, crafted specifically to address their feedback. These improvements, which include tipping, two-minute cancellation times, 24/7 phone support, long-trip notifications, and live rider locations, were initially launched in the United States and we are continuing to roll these improvements out globally. We have created an “Early Tester Program” for Drivers to try features and updates before they are widely available, and we continue to prioritize and promote good Driver relations. In November 2018, we introduced a Driver rewards program, Uber Pro, in beta mode in eight cities in the United States. We expect Uber Pro to provide Drivers with the opportunity to increase their earnings, receive discounts on vehicle maintenance and gas, and receive full tuition reimbursement to complete courses toward an undergraduate degree or a non-degree certificate through Arizona State University Online.

It is a new day at Uber.

Our Platform

Massive Network

We have a massive, efficient, and intelligent network consisting of tens of millions of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, as well as underlying data, technology, and shared infrastructure. Our network becomes smarter with every trip. In over 700 cities around the world, our network powers movement at the touch of a button for millions, and we hope eventually billions, of people. We have massive network scale and liquidity, with 1.5 billion Trips and an average wait time of five minutes for a rider to be picked up by a Driver in the quarter ended December 31, 2018. Every node we add to our network increases liquidity, and we intend to continue to add more Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. We also hope to add autonomous vehicles, delivery drones, and vertical takeoff and landing vehicles to our network, along with other future innovations.



 

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Our strategy is to create the largest network in each market so that we can have the greatest liquidity network effect, which we believe leads to a margin advantage.

 

   

Starting with supply to create a liquidity network effect.

Liquidity Network Effect

 

LOGO

More Drivers Driver Supply More Rides Per Hour and Higher Earnings For Drivers More Riders Lower Wait Times And Fares More Liquidity

 

   

Increasing scale, creating category leadership and a margin advantage. We can choose to use incentives, such as promotions for Drivers and consumers, to attract platform users on both sides of our network, which can result in a negative margin until we reach sufficient scale to reduce incentives. In certain markets, other operators may use incentives to attempt to mitigate the advantages of our more liquid network, and we will generally choose to match these incentives, even if it results in a negative margin, to compete effectively and grow our business. Generally, for a given geographic market, we believe that the operator with the larger network will have a higher margin than the operator with the smaller network. To the extent that competing ridesharing category participants choose to shift their strategy towards shorter-term profitability by reducing their incentives or employing other means of increasing their take rate, we believe that we would not be required to invest as heavily in incentives given the impact of price and Driver earnings on consumer and Driver behavior, respectively. In addition to competing against ridesharing category participants, we also expect to continue to use Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions to grow our business relative to lower-priced alternatives, such as personal vehicle ownership, and to maintain balance between Driver supply and consumer demand.

Leading Technology

Our technology manages dynamic, real-world interactions every second of every day. We have built proprietary marketplace, routing, and payments technologies.

 

   

Marketplace technologies. Our marketplace technologies comprise the real-time algorithmic decision engine that matches supply and demand for our Personal Mobility, Uber Eats, and Uber Freight offerings.

 

   

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Matching and dispatching. Our proprietary matching and dispatching algorithms generate more than 30 million match pair predictions per minute.

 

   

Pricing. Our technology sets product pricing in real-time at a local level. In areas and times of high demand, we deploy dynamic pricing to help restore balance between Driver supply and consumer demand. Dynamic pricing helps to balance demand during our busiest times so that a reliable ride is always within reach.

 

   

Routing technologies. We use advanced routing algorithms to build a carefully optimized system capable of handling hundreds of thousands of ETA requests per second.

 

   

Payments technologies. We have developed a robust payments infrastructure that includes flexible, secure, and trusted payment options.

 

   

Artificial intelligence and machine learning. We have built a machine learning software platform that powers hundreds of models behind our data-driven services across our offerings and in customer service and safety.

Operational Excellence

Our regional on-the-ground operations teams use their extensive market-specific knowledge to rapidly launch and scale products, support Drivers, consumers, and restaurants, and build and enhance relationships with cities and regulators.

 

   

Regional presence, global scale. We have regional operations teams in all of our markets. These regional on-the-ground teams enable us to better understand and contribute to communities that we serve. For example, as we expand dockless e-bikes and e-scooters into new cities, we can leverage our regional operations teams to more efficiently launch in a given market.

 

   

Platform user support. We are committed to providing reliable, regional, on-the-ground support for Drivers and consumers, including 24/7 phone support in the United States and certain other markets for Drivers and in-app support for consumers.

Product Expertise

Our products are built with the expertise that allows us to set the standard for powering movement on-demand, provide platform users with a contextual, intuitive interface, continually evolve features and functionality, and deliver safety and trust.

 

   

On-demand experience. We design mobile-native products that have defined the on-demand experience to power movement.

 

   

Contextual, intuitive interface. We aim to provide products that are consistent and easy-to-use for all platform users. We combine a sleek and seamless user interface with our artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to create a sophisticated yet user-friendly experience.

 

   

Continuous, iterative feature and function development. By leveraging our network scale, we rapidly introduce and iterate new products and features in multiple markets across the globe.

 

   

Safety and trust. We design our products to include robust safety tools for all platform users. For example, in 2018, we launched our Safety Toolkit, which allows both Drivers and consumers to access a menu of safety features directly from the home screen of our app. We have a two-way ratings system that enables both Drivers and consumers to rate each other, which increases accountability on our platform.



 

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Our Autonomous Driving Strategy

We are investing in technology to power the next generation of transportation. ATG focuses on developing autonomous vehicle technologies, which we believe have the long-term potential to provide safer and more efficient rides and deliveries to consumers, as well as lower prices. ATG was established in 2015 in Pittsburgh with 40 researchers from Carnegie Robotics and Carnegie Mellon University. ATG has primary engineering offices in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto with over 1,000 employees. ATG has built over 250 self-driving vehicles, collected data from millions of autonomous vehicle testing miles, and completed tens of thousands of passenger trips. Along the way to a potential future autonomous vehicle world, we believe that there will be a long period of hybrid autonomy, in which autonomous vehicles will be deployed gradually against specific use cases while Drivers continue to serve most consumer demand. As we solve specific autonomous use cases, we will deploy autonomous vehicles against them. Such situations may include trips along a standard, well-mapped route in a predictable environment in good weather. In other situations, such as those that involve substantial traffic, complex routes, or unusual weather conditions, we will continue to rely on Drivers. Moreover, high-demand events, such as concerts or sporting events, will likely exceed the capacity of a highly utilized, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and require the dynamic addition of Drivers to the network in real time. Our regional on-the-ground operations teams will be critical to maintaining reliable supply for such high-demand events. Deciding which trip receives a vehicle driven by a Driver and which receives an autonomous vehicle, and deploying both in real time while maintaining liquidity in all situations, is a dynamic that we believe is imperative for the success of an autonomous vehicle future. Accordingly, we believe that we will be uniquely suited for this dynamic during the expected long hybrid period of co-existence of Drivers and autonomous vehicles. Drivers are therefore a critical and differentiating advantage for us and will continue to be our valued partners for the long-term. We will continue to partner with original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), and other suppliers, such as Toyota and DENSO pursuant to the ATG Collaboration Agreement, and other technology companies to determine how to most effectively leverage our network during the transition to autonomous vehicle technologies.

Our Market Opportunity

We address a massive opportunity in powering movement from point A to point B. The scope of our bold mission, unparalleled size of our global network, and breadth of our platform offerings lead to a very large market opportunity for us. We view our market opportunity in terms of a total addressable market (“TAM”), which we believe that we can address over the long-term, and a serviceable addressable market (“SAM”), which we currently address. As of the quarter ended December 31, 2018, we had Ridesharing operations in 63 countries with an aggregate population of 4.1 billion people. For additional information regarding our estimates and calculations, see the section titled “Market, Industry, and Other Data.”

Personal Mobility

Our Personal Mobility TAM consists of 11.9 trillion miles per year, representing an estimated $5.7 trillion market opportunity in 175 countries. We include all passenger vehicle miles and all public transportation miles in all countries globally in our TAM, including those we have yet to enter, except for the 20 countries that we address through our ownership positions in our minority-owned affiliates, over which we have no operational control other than approval rights with respect to certain material corporate actions. We estimate that these 20 countries represent an additional estimated market opportunity of approximately $0.5 trillion.

Our current Personal Mobility SAM consists of 3.9 trillion miles per year, representing an estimated $2.5 trillion market opportunity in 57 countries. We include only these 57 countries in our SAM as they are the countries where we operate today, other than the six countries identified below where we experience significant regulatory restrictions. We also include all miles traveled in passenger vehicles for trips under 30 miles in our SAM. We do not include miles from trips greater than 30 miles, as the vast majority of our trips are shorter than



 

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this distance. While we believe that a portion of our trips can be a substitute for public transportation, we exclude public transportation miles from our SAM given the price differential between the two modes of transportation.

We plan to grow our current SAM by expanding further into our six near-term priority countries, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain, where our ability to grow our Ridesharing operations to scale is currently and may continue to be limited by significant regulatory restrictions. We already offer certain Personal Mobility products such as livery vehicles, taxi partnerships, and dockless e-bikes in several of these countries, and hope to grow our presence in these six countries in the near future to the extent regulatory restrictions are reduced. For trips under 30 miles, we estimate that these six countries account for 0.8 trillion vehicle miles. We calculate the market opportunity of these 0.8 trillion vehicle miles to be $0.5 trillion. We refer to this opportunity, together with our current SAM, as our near-term SAM. Our near-term SAM consists of 4.7 trillion miles per year, representing an estimated $3.0 trillion market opportunity in 63 countries. We believe that we are just getting started: consumers only traveled approximately 26 billion miles on our platform in 2018, implying a less than 1% penetration rate of our near-term SAM.

 

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TAM: 175 Countries All Passenger Vehicle and Public Transport Trips 11.9Tn Miles $5.7Tn Passenger Vehicle Trips: 7.5Tn Miles $4.7Tn Public Transport: 4.4Tn Miles $1.0Tn Near-Term SAM: 63 Countries Passenger Vehicle Trips<30 Miles 4.7Tn Miles $3.0Tn Current SAM: 57 Countries Passenger Vehicle Trips< 30 Miles 3.9Tn Miles $2.5Tn Uber Personal Mobility Near-Term SAM Miles Penetration: less than 1%

Meal Delivery

According to Euromonitor International, the global spend for consumer food services, which includes full-service restaurants, limited-service restaurants, cafés and bars, and other consumer food services, was $2.8 trillion in 2017. Of this amount, we believe that our Uber Eats offering addresses a SAM of $795 billion, the amount that consumers spent in 2017 on meals from home delivery, takeaway, and drive-through worldwide from these consumer food services, including in the 19 countries we address through our ownership positions in our minority-owned affiliates. The home delivery market, which accounts for $161 billion of the global spend for consumer food services, has grown 77% year-over-year on average since 2013, significantly faster than the growth rate of the consumer food service market, which grew 5% on average over the same period. We expect that the home delivery market will continue to grow as a result of the convenience that it provides consumers. We believe that we penetrated 1.0% of this $795 billion market given our $7.9 billion of Uber Eats Gross Bookings for the year ended December 31, 2018.

We also believe that home delivery can address a portion of the $2.0 trillion eat-in restaurant spend, as more consumers choose to have prepared meals from restaurants delivered. Therefore, we estimate our TAM to be the entire $2.8 trillion consumer food services spend. However, given that spend at eat-in restaurants is often tied to



 

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the dining experience, we do not expect to address all of the eat-in spending included in our TAM. In addition, Euromonitor International estimated that global spend through store-based grocery retailers was $6.3 trillion in 2017. While we do not include this spend in the estimates for our TAM, we believe that Uber Eats can address a portion of this grocery spend with our existing meal delivery product.

Uber Freight

According to the American Trucking Associations, businesses spent $700 billion on trucking in the United States in 2017. Uber Freight currently addresses the brokerage portion of the United States market, which Armstrong & Associates estimates was $72 billion in 2017. We believe the business logistics market is moving towards an on-demand logistics model, as evidenced by the brokerage segment growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 11% from 1995 to 2017. We believe that we penetrated less than 0.1% of this $700 billion market given our $359 million of Uber Freight Gross Bookings for the year ended December 31, 2018.

While Uber Freight currently operates only in the United States, in March 2019, we announced the expansion of our Uber Freight offering into Europe. According to Armstrong & Associates, the European market for freight trucking was $600 billion in 2017, which, together with the $700 billion that businesses spent on trucking in the United States in 2017, totals an addressable market of $1.3 trillion that we believe represents the SAM for our Uber Freight offering. Globally, Armstrong & Associates estimates the market for freight trucking represented a $3.8 trillion opportunity in 2017, representing our TAM as we believe that we will address an increasing portion of the market over time.

Our Growth Strategy

Key elements of our growth strategy include:

 

   

Increasing Ridesharing penetration in existing markets;

 

   

Expanding Personal Mobility into new markets;

 

   

Continuing to invest in and expand Uber Eats;

 

   

Pursuing targeted investments and acquisitions;

 

   

Leveraging our platform to launch new products;

 

   

Increasing Driver and consumer engagement;

 

   

Continuing to invest in and expand Uber Freight;

 

   

Continuing to innovate and transform our products to meet platform user needs; and

 

   

Investing in advanced technologies, including autonomous vehicle technologies.

Summary Risk Factors

Investing in our common stock involves numerous risks, including the risks described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully consider these risks before making an investment. The following are some of these risks, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business financial condition, operating results, or prospects.

 

   

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To remain competitive in certain markets, we have in the past lowered, and may continue to lower, fares or service fees, and we have in the past offered, and may continue to offer, significant Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions.

 

   

We have incurred significant losses since inception, including in the United States and other major markets. We expect our operating expenses to increase significantly in the foreseeable future, and we may not achieve profitability.

 

   

Our business would be adversely affected if Drivers were classified as employees instead of independent contractors.

 

   

If we are unable to attract or maintain a critical mass of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers, whether as a result of competition or other factors, our platform will become less appealing to platform users.

 

   

Our workplace culture and forward-leaning approach created operational, compliance, and cultural challenges and our efforts to address these challenges may not be successful.

 

   

Maintaining and enhancing our brand and reputation is critical to our business prospects. We have previously received significant media coverage and negative publicity, particularly in 2017, regarding our brand and reputation, and a failure to rehabilitate our brand and reputation will cause our business to suffer.

 

   

Our workforce and operations have grown substantially since our inception and we expect that they will continue to do so. If we are unable to effectively manage that growth, our financial performance and future prospects will be adversely affected.

 

   

Platform users may engage in, or be subject to, criminal, violent, inappropriate, or dangerous activity that results in major safety incidents, which may harm our ability to attract and retain Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers.

 

   

We are making substantial investments in new offerings and technologies, and expect to increase such investments in the future. These new ventures are inherently risky, and we may never realize any expected benefits from them.

 

   

We generate a significant percentage of our Gross Bookings from trips in large metropolitan areas and trips to and from airports, and these operations may be negatively affected.

 

   

We may fail to develop and successfully commercialize autonomous vehicle technologies and expect that our competitors will develop such technologies before us, and such technologies may fail to perform as expected, or may be inferior to those developed by our competitors.

 

   

Our potential acquisition of Careem is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.

 

   

We may experience security or data privacy breaches or other unauthorized or improper access to, use of, or destruction of our proprietary or confidential data, employee data, or platform user data.

 

   

We may continue to be blocked from or limited in providing or operating our products and offerings in certain jurisdictions, and may be required to modify our business model in those jurisdictions as a result.

 

   

Our business is subject to numerous legal and regulatory risks that could have an adverse impact on our business and future prospects.

Corporate Information

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1455 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103, and our telephone number is (415) 612-8582. Our website address is www.uber.com. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.

Uber, Uber Technologies, the Uber logo, and other trade names, trademarks, or service marks of Uber appearing in this prospectus are the property of Uber. Trade names, trademarks, and service marks of other companies appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.



 

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THE OFFERING

 

Common stock offered by us

  

180,000,000 shares

Common stock offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option

  

27,000,000 shares

Common stock sold by us in the private placement

   Shortly after the closing of this offering, subject to certain regulatory approvals, PayPal will purchase $500 million of our common stock from us in a private placement at a price per share equal to the initial public offering price. Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, PayPal would purchase 10,638,298 shares. We will receive the full proceeds and will not pay any underwriting discounts or commissions with respect to the shares that are sold in the private placement. The sale of the shares in the private placement is subject to certain closing conditions, including the completion of this offering and certain regulatory approvals. The sale of these shares to PayPal will not be registered in this offering and will be subject to a lockup agreement with the underwriters for a period of 270 days after the date of this prospectus. See the section titled “Underwriters” for additional information regarding such restrictions.

Common stock to be outstanding after this offering and the private placement

  

1,676,959,021 shares

Use of proceeds

   We estimate that net proceeds to us from the sale of our common stock in this offering will be approximately $8.4 billion, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Additionally, our proceeds from the private placement to PayPal will be $500 million. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock in this offering by the selling stockholders.
   The principal purposes of this offering are to increase our capitalization and financial flexibility and create a public market for our common stock. We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures. We expect to use a portion of the net proceeds we receive to satisfy a portion of the anticipated tax withholding and remittance obligations related to the settlement of our outstanding restricted stock units (“RSUs”). We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or make investments in


 

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   businesses, products, offerings, and technologies, although we do not have agreements or commitments for any material acquisitions or investments at this time. See the section titled “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.

Risk factors

   See the section titled “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.

Driver appreciation reward

   To acknowledge Drivers who have participated in our success, we are paying a one-time cash Driver appreciation reward to qualifying Drivers in jurisdictions where we operate through owned operations, in an aggregate amount of approximately $300 million to over 1.1 million qualifying Drivers around the world. We expect to pay the Driver appreciation reward to qualifying Drivers on or around April 27, 2019.
   In the United States, each qualifying Driver will receive a Driver appreciation reward in an amount equal to $100, $500, $1,000, $10,000, $20,000, or $40,000, based on the number of lifetime Trips completed by the qualifying Driver. The amount of the Driver appreciation reward paid to qualifying Drivers outside the United States will be based on the same Trip criteria, but may be adjusted on a region-by-region basis to account for differences in average hourly earnings by region. Whether a Driver qualifies for a Driver appreciation reward will be based on the following criteria:
  

•   one Trip completed in 2019 as of April 7, 2019;

  

•   (i) 2,500, (ii) 5,000, (iii) 10,000, (iv) 20,000, (v) 30,000, or (vi) 40,000 lifetime Trips completed as of April 7, 2019; and

  

•   the Driver is in good standing.

   Qualifying Drivers will receive only one Driver appreciation reward, which will be the largest Driver appreciation reward for which they are eligible.

Directed share program

   At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to 5,400,000 shares of common stock, or up to 3% of the shares offered by this prospectus, for sale at the initial public offering price through a directed share program to certain qualifying Drivers in the United States. To qualify for the directed share program, a Driver must meet the minimum criteria for the Driver appreciation reward. The sales will be made at our direction by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and its affiliates through a directed share program. The


 

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   number of shares of our common stock available for sale to the general public in this offering will be reduced to the extent that such qualifying Drivers purchase such reserved shares. Any reserved shares not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. Participants in this directed share program will not be subject to lockup or market standoff restrictions with the underwriters or with us with respect to any shares purchased through the directed share program.
   For additional information, see the section titled “Underwriters—Directed Share Program.”

Proposed NYSE trading symbol

   “UBER”

The 1,677.0 million shares of our common stock to be outstanding after this offering is based on 1,486.3 million shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018, and excludes:

 

   

42.9 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2018, with a weighted-average exercise price of $9.08 per share;

 

   

76.1 million shares of our common stock subject to RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2018, for which the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, but for which the service-based vesting condition was not satisfied as of December 31, 2018 (we expect that vesting of certain of these RSUs through May 1, 2019 will result in the net issuance of 7.6 million shares in connection with this offering, after withholding 4.8 million shares to satisfy associated estimated income tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate));

 

   

35.2 million shares of our common stock subject to RSUs granted after December 31, 2018 (we expect that the service-based vesting condition will be satisfied as of May 1, 2019 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering with respect to certain of these RSUs, resulting in the net issuance of 0.5 million shares in connection with this offering, after withholding 0.3 million shares to satisfy associated estimated income tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate));

 

   

217,359 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2018, with a weighted-average exercise price of $10.44 per share (excluding warrants that are assumed to be exercised prior to the closing of this offering discussed in detail below);

 

   

3.8 million shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $87.3 million of accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes (described below) from January 1, 2019 through an assumed conversion date of May 14, 2019, in connection with the closing of this offering;

 

   

up to 30.4 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of up to approximately $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of the Careem Convertible Notes that we may issue in connection with the acquisition of Careem, which will be convertible at a conversion price of $55.00 per share. See the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Careem Convertible Notes” for more information;

 

   

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25.0 million shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), which will become effective on the date of the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters for this offering.

In addition, unless we specifically state otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes:

 

   

the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus;

 

   

the filing of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the adoption of our amended and restated bylaws, each of which will be in effect prior to the closing of this offering;

 

   

the automatic conversion of 903.6 million shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 into 903.6 million shares of our common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering;

 

   

the net issuance of 38.3 million shares of our common stock subject to RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2018, for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, after withholding 24.5 million shares to satisfy associated estimated income tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate);

 

   

the cash exercise of a warrant to purchase 150,071 shares of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018, which will result in the issuance of 150,071 shares of common stock in connection with this offering;

 

   

922,655 shares of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock issued in February 2019 upon the exercise of a warrant that was outstanding as of December 31, 2018, which will automatically convert into 922,655 shares of common stock in connection with this offering;

 

   

86.1 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of $2.9 billion aggregate principal amount of our outstanding unsecured paid-in-kind (“PIK”) convertible notes due 2021 (the “2021 Convertible Notes”) and unsecured PIK convertible notes due 2022 (the “2022 Convertible Notes,” and together with the 2021 Convertible Notes, the “Convertible Notes”) outstanding as of December 31, 2018, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share) in connection with the closing of this offering;

 

   

no exercise of outstanding stock options or settlement of outstanding RSUs subsequent to December 31, 2018; and

 

   

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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

The following tables summarize our consolidated financial and operating data. The summary consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018 (except the pro forma share and pro forma net income per share information) and the summary consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

You should read the following summary consolidated financial and operating data together with the sections titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary consolidated financial and operating data in this section are not intended to replace our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and are qualified in their entirety by our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our results in any future period.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016 (1)              2017         2018      
     (in millions, except share amounts
which are reflected in thousands and
per share amounts)
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

      

Revenue

   $ 3,845     $ 7,932     $ 11,270  

Costs and expenses

      

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     2,228       4,160       5,623  

Operations and support (2)

     881       1,354       1,516  

Sales and marketing (2)

     1,594       2,524       3,151  

Research and development (2)

     864       1,201       1,505  

General and administrative (2)

     981       2,263       2,082  

Depreciation and amortization (2)

     320       510       426  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     6,868       12,012       14,303  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (3,023     (4,080     (3,033

Interest expense

     (334     (479     (648

Other income (expense), net (3)

     139       (16     4,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from equity method investment

     (3,218     (4,575     1,312  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     28       (542     283  

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

                 (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     (3,246     (4,033     987  

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (including gain on disposition in 2016) (4)

     2,876              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

     (370     (4,033     987  

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

                 (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $ 997  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


 

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     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016 (1)              2017         2018      
     (in millions, except share amounts which
are reflected in thousands and per share
amounts)
 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. common stockholders, basic and diluted (5) :

      

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:

      

Continuing operations

   $ (7.89   $ (9.46   $  

Discontinued operations

     6.99              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share

   $ (0.90   $ (9.46   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

      

Basic

     411,501       426,360       443,368  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     411,501       426,360       478,999  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders (unaudited):

      

Basic

       $ 1.33  
      

 

 

 

Diluted

       $ 1.27  
      

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders (unaudited):

      

Basic

         1,453,906  
      

 

 

 

Diluted

         1,520,723  
      

 

 

 

 

(1)

On January 1, 2017, we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”), on a full retrospective basis. Accordingly, our audited consolidated financial statements for 2016 were recast to conform to Topic 606. See Notes 1 and 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

(2)

Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
           2016                  2017                  2018        
     (in millions)  

Operations and support

   $ 21      $ 30      $ 15  

Sales and marketing

     13        9        9  

Research and development

     45        25        65  

General and administrative

     49        73        83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $             128      $             137      $             172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3)

The components of other income (expense), net, were as follows:

     Year Ended December 31,  
           2016                 2017                 2018        
     (in millions)  

Interest income

     22                     71       104  

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

     (91     42       (45

Gain on divestiture

                 3,214  

Unrealized gain on investments

                 1,996  

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

     142       (173     (501

Other

                   66       44       225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

   $ 139     $ (16   $         4,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


 

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(4)

See Note 15 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for an explanation of our discontinued operations.

 

(5)

See Notes 1 and 12 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for an explanation of the method used to calculate basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders and basic and diluted pro forma net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, and the weighted-average number of shares used in the computation of the per share amounts.

 

     As of December 31, 2018  
     Actual     Pro Forma (1)(2)     Pro Forma
As Adjusted (2)(3)
 
     (in millions)  

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $           6,406     $ 6,406     $ 15,266  

Working capital (4)

     4,399       3,239       12,104  

Total assets

     23,988       23,988       32,844  

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     6,869       4,535       4,535  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability

     52              

Convertible debt embedded derivatives

     2,018              

Total liabilities

     17,196       13,761       13,757  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

     14,177              

Additional paid-in capital

     668       20,749       29,610  

Accumulated deficit

     (7,865     (10,334     (10,334

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     (7,385     10,227       19,088  

 

(1)

The pro forma consolidated balance sheet data gives effect to (i) the automatic conversion of 903.6 million shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 into 903.6 million shares of our common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering, (ii) the net issuance of 38.3 million shares of our common stock upon the vesting and settlement of RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, after giving effect to shares withheld to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate) and the related increase in liabilities and corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital, (iii) stock-based compensation expense of $3.0 billion associated with restricted stock awards, RSUs, SARs, and stock options for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied or partially satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, reflected as an increase in accumulated deficit, and an increase in additional paid-in capital for equity-settled awards or an increase in liabilities for cash-settled awards, (iv) the assumed cash exercise of a warrant to purchase 150,071 shares of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018, which will result in the issuance of 150,071 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital for this exercise; (v) the automatic conversion of 922,655 shares of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock issued upon the exercise of a warrant in February 2019 into 922,655 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital for this exercise, (vi) 86.1 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of $2.9 billion accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2018, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, and the removal of the related embedded derivative liabilities, in connection with the closing of this offering, and (vii) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect immediately prior to the closing of this offering. For additional information, see Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

(2)

The pro forma as adjusted consolidated balance sheet data gives effect to (i) the pro forma items described in footnote (1) above and (ii) the issuance and sale by us of 180.0 million shares of our common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the use of proceeds to satisfy the withholding tax obligations described in the footnote above, and (iii) the issuance and sale by us of 10.6 million shares of our common stock in the private placement to PayPal at the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share.

 

(3)

Pro forma (items (ii)(b) and (vi)) and pro forma as adjusted consolidated balance sheet data are illustrative only and will change based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share would increase (decrease) each of our pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, working capital, total assets, additional paid-in capital, and total stockholders’ equity (deficit) by $178.2 million, assuming the number of shares of common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after



 

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  deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares of common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) each of our pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, working capital, total assets, additional paid-in capital, and total stockholders’ equity (deficit) by approximately $46.5 million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

(4)

Working capital is defined as total current assets less total current liabilities. See our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus for further details regarding our current assets and current liabilities.

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016             2017              2018      
     (in millions, except %)  

Other Financial and Operating Data:

       

Monthly Active Platform Consumers (1)

     45       68        91  

Trips (2)

     1,818       3,736        5,220  

Gross Bookings (3)

   $ 19,236     $ 34,409      $ 49,799  

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue (4)

   $ 3,170     $ 7,136      $ 9,924  

Core Platform Contribution Margin (5)

     (24 )%      0      9

Adjusted EBITDA (6)

   $ (2,517   $ (2,642    $ (1,847

 

(1)

MAPCs represent the number of unique consumers who completed a Ridesharing or New Mobility ride or received an Uber Eats meal on our platform at least once in a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter. MAPCs presented for an annual period are MAPCs for the fourth quarter of the year. MAPCs exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

(2)

Trips represent the number of completed consumer Ridesharing or New Mobility rides and Uber Eats meal deliveries in a given period. For example, an UberPOOL ride with three paying consumers represents three unique Trips, whereas an UberX ride with three passengers represents one Trip. Trips exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

(3)

Gross Bookings represent the total dollar value, including any applicable taxes, tolls, and fees, of Ridesharing and New Mobility rides, Uber Eats meal deliveries, and amounts paid by shippers for Uber Freight shipments, in each case without any adjustment for consumer discounts and refunds, Driver and restaurant earnings, and Driver incentives. Gross Bookings do not include tips earned by Drivers. Gross Bookings exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

(4)

See the section titled “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Adjusted Net Revenue” below for more information.

 

(5)

See the section titled “—Notes about Certain Key Metrics—Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin” below for more information.

 

(6)

See the section titled “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Adjusted EBITDA” below for more information.

Notes about Certain Key Metrics

Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin

We define Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) as Core Platform revenue less the following direct costs and expenses of our Core Platform: (i) cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization; (ii) operations and support; (iii) sales and marketing; (iv) research and development; and (v) general and administrative. Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) also reflects any applicable exclusions from Adjusted EBITDA and excludes the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

We define Core Platform Contribution Margin as Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) as a percentage of Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue.

Core Platform Contribution Margin demonstrates the margin that we generate after direct expenses. We believe that Core Platform Contribution Margin is a useful indicator of the economics of our Core Platform, as it does not include indirect unallocated research and development and general and administrative expenses (including expenses for ATG and Other Technology Programs). However, Core Platform Contribution Margin is



 

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not a financial measure of, nor does it imply, profitability. We have not yet achieved profitability, and even if our revenue exceeds our direct expenses over time, we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability. The relationship of revenue to direct expenses is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Other companies that present contribution margin calculate it differently and, therefore, similarly titled measures presented by other companies may not be directly comparable to ours. See the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Segments” for additional information regarding our segment measures.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We collect and analyze operating and financial data to evaluate the health of our business and assess our performance. In addition to revenue, net income (loss), loss from operations, and other results under GAAP, we use Adjusted Net Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, which are described below, to evaluate our business. We have included these non-GAAP financial measures in this prospectus because they are key measures used by our management to evaluate our operating performance. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team and board of directors. Our calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures, if any, reported by our peer companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as substitutes for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted Net Revenue

We define Adjusted Net Revenue as revenue less (i) excess Driver incentives and (ii) Driver referrals. We define Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue as Core Platform revenue less (i) excess Driver incentives and (ii) Driver referrals. We believe that these measures are informative of our top line performance because they measure the total net financial activity reflected in the amount earned by us after taking into account all Driver and restaurant earnings, Driver incentives, and Driver referrals. Adjusted Net Revenue is lower than revenue in all reported periods.

Excess Driver incentives refer to cumulative payments, including incentives but excluding Driver referrals, to a Driver that exceed the cumulative revenue that we recognize from a Driver with no future guarantee of additional revenue. Cumulative payments to a Driver could exceed cumulative revenue from a Driver as a result of Driver incentives or when the amount paid to a Driver for a Trip exceeds the fare charged to the consumer. Further, cumulative payments to Drivers for Uber Eats deliveries historically have exceeded the cumulative delivery fees paid by consumers. Excess Driver incentives are recorded in cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization. Driver referrals are recorded in sales and marketing expenses. Management views Driver incentives and Driver referrals as Driver payments in the aggregate, whether they are classified as Driver incentives, excess Driver incentives, or Driver referrals.

These amounts largely depend on our business decisions. We include these amounts in Adjusted Net Revenue as it is useful to evaluate how increasing or decreasing incentives would impact our top line performance, and the overall net financial activity between us and our customers, which ultimately impacts our Take Rate.

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The following tables present reconciliations of Adjusted Net Revenue and Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures for each of the periods indicated:

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  
     (in millions)  

Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

      

Revenue

   $ 3,845     $ 7,932     $ 11,270  

Deduct:

      

Excess Driver incentives

     (507     (530     (837

Driver referrals

     (167     (199     (136
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Revenue

   $ 3,171     $ 7,203     $ 10,297  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  
     (in millions)  

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

      

Core Platform revenue

   $ 3,844     $ 7,865     $ 10,897  

Deduct:

      

Excess Driver incentives

     (507     (530     (837

Driver referrals

     (167     (199     (136
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue

   $ 3,170     $ 7,136     $ 9,924  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The comparability of the results for each of the periods presented above was impacted by our 2018 Divested Operations. The 2018 Divested Operations decreased Adjusted Net Revenue by $49 million, $55 million, and $4 million in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively, due to excess Driver incentives and Driver referrals for the 2018 Divested Operations being greater than revenue for the 2018 Divested Operations in each period. In addition, in 2018, we incurred charges for certain legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements, which were classified in contra-revenue, as these charges include payments or potential payments to or on behalf of Drivers. These charges decreased revenue by $97 million in 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding (i) income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, (ii) net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax (iii) benefit from (provision for) income taxes, (iv) income (loss) from equity method investment, net of tax, (v) interest expense, (vi) other income (expense), net, (vii) depreciation and amortization, (viii) stock-based compensation expense, (ix) legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements, (x) asset impairment/loss on sale of assets, (xi) acquisition and financing related expenses, and (xii) restructuring charges.

We have included Adjusted EBITDA in this prospectus because it is a key measure used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions, including those relating to operating expenses. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team and board of directors. In addition, it provides a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of certain non-cash expenses and certain variable charges.

Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as a financial measure, should be considered as supplemental in nature, and is not meant as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. These limitations include the following:

 

   

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being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect all cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements;

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense, which has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect period to period changes in taxes, income tax expense or the cash necessary to pay income taxes;

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the components of other income (expense), net, which includes interest income, foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net, gain on divestitures, unrealized gain on investments, and change in fair value of embedded derivatives; and

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA excludes legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements that may reduce cash available to us.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016             2017             2018      
     (in millions)  

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:

      

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $ 997  

Add (deduct):

      

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     (2,876            

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, net of tax

                 (10

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

     28       (542     283  

Income (loss) from equity method investment, net of tax

                 42  

Interest expense

     334       479       648  

Other income (expense), net

     (139     16       (4,993

Depreciation and amortization

     320       510       426  

Stock-based compensation expense

     128       137       172  

Legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements

     49       440       340  

Asset impairment/loss on sale of assets

     9       340       237  

Acquisition and financing related expenses

           4       15  

Restructuring charges

           7       (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $  (2,517   $  (2,642   $  (1,847
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The comparability of the results for each of the periods presented above was impacted by our 2018 Divested Operations. The 2018 Divested Operations decreased net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. by $229 million, $481 million, and $127 million in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively.



 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risks, together with all of the other information contained in this prospectus, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus, before making a decision to invest in our common stock. Any of the following risks could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, or prospects and could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, which would cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Our business, financial condition, operating results, or prospects could also be harmed by risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently do not believe are material.

Risks Related to Our Business

The personal mobility, meal delivery, and logistics industries are highly competitive, with well-established and low-cost alternatives that have been available for decades, low barriers to entry, low switching costs, and well-capitalized competitors in nearly every major geographic region. If we are unable to compete effectively in these industries, our business and financial prospects would be adversely impacted.

Our platform provides offerings in the personal mobility, meal delivery, and logistics industries. We compete on a global basis, and the markets in which we compete are highly fragmented. We face significant competition in each of the personal mobility, meal delivery, and logistics industries globally from existing, well-established, and low-cost alternatives, and in the future we expect to face competition from new market entrants given the low barriers to entry that characterize these industries. In addition, within each of these markets, the cost to switch between products is low. Consumers have a propensity to shift to the lowest-cost or highest-quality provider; Drivers have a propensity to shift to the platform with the highest earnings potential; restaurants have a propensity to shift to the delivery platform that offers the lowest service fee for their meals and provides the highest volume of orders; and shippers and carriers have a propensity to shift to the platform with the best price and most convenient service for hauling shipments. Further, while we work to expand globally and introduce new products and offerings across a range of industries, many of our competitors remain focused on a limited number of products or on a narrow geographic scope, allowing them to develop specialized expertise and employ resources in a more targeted manner than we do. As we and our competitors introduce new products and offerings, and as existing products evolve, we expect to become subject to additional competition. In addition, our competitors may adopt certain of our product features, or may adopt innovations that Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers value more highly than ours, which would render our products less attractive or reduce our ability to differentiate our products. Increased competition could result in, among other things, a reduction of the revenue we generate from the use of our platform, the number of platform users, the frequency of use of our platform, and our margins.

We face competition in each of our offerings, including:

 

   

Personal Mobility : Our Personal Mobility offering competes with personal vehicle ownership and usage, which accounts for the majority of passenger miles in the markets that we serve, and traditional transportation services, including taxicab companies and taxi-hailing services, livery services, and public transportation, which typically provides the lowest-cost transportation option in many cities. In Ridesharing, we compete with companies, including certain of our minority-owned affiliates, for Drivers and riders, including Lyft, OLA, Careem, Didi, Taxify, and our Yandex.Taxi joint venture. Our New Mobility products compete for riders in the bike and scooter space, including Motivate (an affiliate of Lyft), Lime, Bird, and Skip. We also compete with OEMs and other technology companies in the development of autonomous vehicle technologies and the deployment of autonomous vehicles, including Waymo, Cruise Automation, Tesla, Apple, Zoox, Aptiv, May Mobility, Pronto.ai, Aurora, and Nuro, whose offerings may prove more effective than our autonomous vehicle technologies. Waymo has already introduced a commercialized ridehailing fleet of autonomous vehicles, and it is possible that our other competitors could introduce autonomous vehicle offerings earlier than we will.

 

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Uber Eats : Our Uber Eats offering competes with numerous companies in the meal delivery space in various regions for Drivers, consumers, and restaurants, including GrubHub, DoorDash, Deliveroo, Swiggy, Postmates, Zomato, Delivery Hero, Just Eat, Takeaway.com, and Amazon. Our Uber Eats offering also competes with restaurants, meal kit delivery services, grocery delivery services, and traditional grocers.

 

   

Uber Freight : Our Uber Freight offering competes with global and North American freight brokers such as C.H. Robinson, Total Quality Logistics, XPO Logistics, Convoy, Echo Global Logistics, Coyote, Transfix, DHL, and NEXT Trucking.

Many of our competitors are well-capitalized and offer discounted services, Driver incentives, consumer discounts and promotions, innovative products and offerings, and alternative pricing models, which may be more attractive to consumers than those that we offer. Further, some of our current or potential competitors have, and may in the future continue to have, greater resources and access to larger Driver, consumer, restaurant, shipper, or carrier bases in a particular geographic market. In addition, our competitors in certain geographic markets enjoy substantial competitive advantages such as greater brand recognition, longer operating histories, larger marketing budgets, better localized knowledge, and more supportive regulatory regimes. In India, for example, our Uber Eats offering competes with Swiggy and Zomato, each of which has substantial market-specific knowledge and established relationships with local restaurants, affording them significant product advantages. As a result, such competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than us in such markets to new or changing opportunities, technologies, consumer preferences, regulations, or standards, which may render our products or offerings less attractive. In addition, future competitors may share in the effective benefit of any regulatory or governmental approvals and litigation victories we may achieve, without having to incur the costs we have incurred to obtain such benefits.

We are contractually restricted from competing with our minority-owned affiliates with respect to certain aspects of our business, including in China through August 2023, Russia/CIS through February 2025, and Southeast Asia through the longer of March 2023 or one year after we dispose of all interests in Grab, while none of our minority-owned affiliates are restricted from competing with us anywhere in the world. Didi currently competes with us in certain countries in Latin America and in Australia, and in 2018 made significant investments to gain or maintain category position in certain markets in Latin America. In addition, our Yandex.Taxi joint venture currently competes with us in certain countries in Europe. As Didi and our other minority-owned affiliates continue to expand their businesses, they may in the future compete with us in additional geographic markets.

Additionally, although we have entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Careem, we may not ultimately consummate the transaction. Further, because we may not receive local competition authority approval to consummate the transaction in some or all of the markets where such approval is required, we may be required in some or all of such markets to divest all or part of our or Careem’s operations. Any such divestiture would bring additional competition to these markets.

For all of these reasons, we may not be able to compete successfully against our current and future competitors. Our inability to compete effectively would have an adverse effect on, or otherwise harm, our business, financial condition, and operating results.

To remain competitive in certain markets, we have in the past lowered, and may continue to lower, fares or service fees, and we have in the past offered, and may continue to offer, significant Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions, which may adversely affect our financial performance.

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geographic markets, we have offered, and expect to continue to offer, Driver incentives that cause the total amount of the fare that a Driver retains, combined with the Driver incentives a Driver receives from us, to exceed the amount of Gross Bookings we generate for a given Trip. In certain geographic markets and regions, we do not have a leading category position, which may result in us choosing to further increase the amount of Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions that we offer in those geographic markets and regions. We cannot assure you that offering such Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions will be successful. Driver incentives, consumer discounts, promotions, and reductions in fares and our service fee have negatively affected, and will continue to negatively affect, our financial performance. Additionally, we rely on a pricing model to calculate consumer fares and Driver earnings, and we may in the future modify our pricing model and strategies. We cannot assure you that our pricing model or strategies will be successful in attracting consumers and Drivers.

In 2017, our ridesharing category position in the United States and Canada was significantly impacted by adverse publicity events. Although the rate of decline in our ridesharing category position has since moderated, our ridesharing category position generally declined in 2018 in the substantial majority of the regions in which we operate, impacted in part by heavy subsidies and discounts by our competitors in various markets that we felt compelled to match or exceed in order to remain competitive.

The markets in which we compete have attracted significant investments from a wide range of funding sources, and we anticipate that many of our competitors will continue to be highly capitalized. Moreover, certain of our stockholders, including SoftBank (our largest stockholder), Alphabet, and Didi, have made substantial investments in certain of our competitors and may increase such investments, make new investments in other competitors, or enter into strategic transactions with competitors in the future. These investments or strategic transactions, along with other competitive advantages discussed above, may allow our competitors to compete more effectively against us and continue to lower their prices, offer Driver incentives or consumer discounts and promotions, or otherwise attract Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers to their platform and away from ours. Such competitive pressures may lead us to maintain or lower fares or service fees or maintain or increase our Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions. Ridesharing and other categories in which we compete are nascent, and we cannot guarantee that they will stabilize at a competitive equilibrium that will allow us to achieve profitability.

We have incurred significant losses since inception, including in the United States and other major markets. We expect our operating expenses to increase significantly in the foreseeable future, and we may not achieve profitability.

We have incurred significant losses since inception. We incurred operating losses of $4.0 billion and $3.0 billion in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, and as of December 31, 2018, we had an accumulated deficit of $7.9 billion. We will need to generate and sustain increased revenue levels and decrease proportionate expenses in future periods to achieve profitability in many of our largest markets, including in the United States, and even if we do, we may not be able to maintain or increase profitability. We anticipate that we will continue to incur losses in the near term as a result of expected substantial increases in our operating expenses, as we continue to invest in order to: increase the number of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers using our platform through incentives, discounts, and promotions; expand within existing or into new markets; increase our research and development expenses; invest in ATG and Other Technology Programs; expand marketing channels and operations; hire additional employees; and add new products and offerings to our platform. These efforts may prove more expensive than we anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these expenses. Many of our efforts to generate revenue are new and unproven, and any failure to adequately increase revenue or contain the related costs could prevent us from attaining or increasing profitability. In addition, we sometimes introduce new products, such as UberPOOL, that we expect to add value to our overall platform and network but which we expect will generate lower Gross Bookings per Trip or a lower Take Rate. Further, we charge a lower service fee to certain of our largest chain restaurant partners on our Uber Eats offering to grow the number of Uber Eats consumers, which may at times result in a negative take

 

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rate with respect to those transactions after considering amounts collected from consumers and paid to Drivers. As we expand our offerings to additional cities, our offerings in these cities may be less profitable than the markets in which we currently operate. As such, we may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability in the near term or at all. Additionally, we may not realize the operating efficiencies we expect to achieve as a result of our acquisition of Careem and may continue to incur significant operating losses in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan in the future. Even if we do experience operating efficiencies, we do not expect improvements to our operating results, at least in the near term.

Our business would be adversely affected if Drivers were classified as employees instead of independent contractors.

The independent contractor status of Drivers is currently being challenged in courts and by government agencies in the United States and abroad. We are involved in numerous legal proceedings globally, including putative class and collective class action lawsuits, demands for arbitration, charges and claims before administrative agencies, and investigations or audits by labor, social security, and tax authorities that claim that Drivers should be treated as our employees (or as workers or quasi-employees where those statuses exist), rather than as independent contractors. We believe that Drivers are independent contractors because, among other things, they can choose whether, when, and where to provide services on our platform, are free to provide services on our competitors’ platforms, and provide a vehicle to perform services on our platform. Nevertheless, we may not be successful in defending the independent contractor status of Drivers in some or all jurisdictions. Furthermore, the costs associated with defending, settling, or resolving pending and future lawsuits (including demands for arbitration) relating to the independent contractor status of Drivers could be material to our business. For example, in March 2019, we reached a preliminary settlement in the O’Connor, et al., v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Yucesoy v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al., class actions, pursuant to which we agreed to pay $20 million to Drivers who contracted with us in California and Massachusetts but with whom we have not entered into arbitration agreements, and who sought damages against us based on independent contractor misclassification, among other claims. The preliminary settlement is subject to a final approval hearing in July 2019. In addition, more than 60,000 Drivers who had entered into arbitration agreements with us have filed (or expressed an intention to file) arbitration demands against us that assert similar classification claims. These arbitration demands could result in significant costs to us, which could include filing fees of up to $1,500 for each arbitration demand for which we are found responsible, the legal costs incurred by us in connection with defending such arbitrations, and any adverse judgments issued against us in any such arbitrations.

Changes to foreign, state, and local laws governing the definition or classification of independent contractors, or judicial decisions regarding independent contractor classification, could require classification of Drivers as employees (or workers or quasi-employees where those statuses exist). Examples of recent judicial decisions relating to independent contractor classification include the California Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court , which established a new standard for determining employee or independent contractor status in the context of California wage orders, the Aslam, Farrar, Hoy and Mithu v. Uber BV, et al . ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the United Kingdom that found that Drivers are workers (rather than self-employed), and a decision by the French Supreme Court that a driver for a third-party meal delivery service was under a “subordinate relationship” of the service, indicating an employment relationship. In Razak v. Uber Technologies, Inc. , the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing misclassification claims by UberBLACK Drivers in Philadelphia following a summary judgment order in our favor at the district court level, and we expect a decision in the near term. If, as a result of legislation or judicial decisions, we are required to classify Drivers as employees (or as workers or quasi-employees where those statuses exist), we would incur significant additional expenses for compensating Drivers, potentially including expenses associated with the application of wage and hour laws (including minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest period requirements), employee benefits, social security contributions, taxes, and penalties. Further, any such reclassification would require us to fundamentally change our business model, and consequently have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

 

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If we are unable to attract or maintain a critical mass of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers, whether as a result of competition or other factors, our platform will become less appealing to platform users, and our financial results would be adversely impacted.

Our success in a given geographic market significantly depends on our ability to maintain or increase our network scale and liquidity in that geographic market by attracting Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers to our platform. If Drivers choose not to offer their services through our platform, or elect to offer them through a competitor’s platform, we may lack a sufficient supply of Drivers to attract consumers and restaurants to our platform. We have experienced and expect to continue to experience Driver supply constraints in most geographic markets in which we operate. To the extent that we experience Driver supply constraints in a given market, we may need to increase or may not be able to reduce the Driver incentives that we offer without adversely affecting the liquidity network effect that we experience in that market. Similarly, if carriers choose not to offer their services through our platform or elect to use other freight brokers, we may lack a sufficient supply of carriers in specific geographic markets to attract shippers to our platform. Furthermore, if restaurants choose to partner with other meal delivery services in a specific geographic market, or if restaurants choose to engage exclusively with our competitors, other restaurant marketing websites, or other delivery services, we may lack a sufficient variety and supply of restaurant options, or lack access to the most popular restaurants, such that our Uber Eats offering will become less appealing to consumers and restaurants. A significant amount of our Uber Eats Gross Bookings come from a limited number of restaurant chains, and this concentration increases the risk of fluctuations in our operating results and our sensitivity to any material adverse developments experienced by our significant restaurant partners. If platform users choose to use other ridesharing, meal delivery, or logistics services, we may lack sufficient opportunities for Drivers to earn a fare, carriers to book a shipment, or restaurants to provide a meal, which may reduce the perceived utility of our platform. An insufficient supply of platform users would decrease our network liquidity and adversely affect our revenue and financial results. Although we may benefit from having larger network scale and liquidity than some competitors, those network effects may not result in competitive advantages or may be overcome by smaller competitors. Maintaining a balance between supply and demand for rides in any given area at any given time and our ability to execute operationally may be more important to service quality than the absolute size of the network. If our service quality diminishes or our competitors’ products achieve greater market adoption, our competitors may be able to grow at a quicker rate than we do and may diminish our network effect.

Our number of platform users may decline materially or fluctuate as a result of many factors, including, among other things, dissatisfaction with the operation of our platform, the price of fares, meals, and shipments (including a reduction in incentives), dissatisfaction with the quality of service provided by the Drivers and restaurants on our platform, quality of platform user support, dissatisfaction with the restaurant selection on Uber Eats, negative publicity related to our brand, including as a result of safety incidents and corporate reporting related to safety, perceived political or geopolitical affiliations, treatment of Drivers, perception of a toxic work culture, perception that our culture has not fundamentally changed, or dissatisfaction with our products and offerings in general. For example, in January 2017, a backlash against us in response to accusations that we intended to profit from a protest against an executive order banning certain refugees and immigrants from entering the United States spurred #DeleteUber, a social media campaign that encouraged platform users to delete our app and cease use of our platform. As a result of the #DeleteUber campaign, hundreds of thousands of consumers stopped using the Uber platform within days of the campaign. In addition, if we are unable to provide high-quality support to platform users or respond to reported incidents, including safety incidents, in a timely and acceptable manner, our ability to attract and retain platform users could be adversely affected. If Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers do not establish or maintain active accounts with us, if a campaign similar to #DeleteUber occurs, if we fail to provide high-quality support, or if we cannot otherwise attract and retain a large number of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers, our revenue would decline, and our business would suffer.

The number of Drivers and restaurants on our platform could decline or fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including Drivers ceasing to provide their services through our platform, passage or enforcement of local laws limiting our products and offerings, the low switching costs between competitor platforms or services, and dissatisfaction with our brand or reputation, pricing model (including potential reductions in incentives), ability

 

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to prevent safety incidents, or other aspects of our business. While we aim to provide an earnings opportunity comparable to that available in retail, wholesale, or restaurant services or other similar work, we continue to experience dissatisfaction with our platform from a significant number of Drivers. In particular, as we aim to reduce Driver incentives to improve our financial performance, we expect Driver dissatisfaction will generally increase. Often, we are forced to make tradeoffs between the satisfaction of various platform users, as a change that one category of users views as positive will likely be viewed as negative to another category of users. We also take certain measures to protect against fraud, help increase safety, and prevent privacy and security breaches, including terminating access to our platform for users with low ratings or reported incidents, and imposing certain qualifications for Drivers and restaurants, which may damage our relationships with platform users or discourage or diminish their use of our platform. Further, we are investing in our autonomous vehicle strategy, which may add to Driver dissatisfaction over time, as it may reduce the need for Drivers. Driver dissatisfaction has in the past resulted in protests by Drivers, most recently in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Such protests have resulted, and any future protests may result, in interruptions to our business. Continued Driver dissatisfaction may also result in a decline in our number of platform users, which would reduce our network liquidity, and which in turn may cause a further decline in platform usage. Any decline in the number of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, or carriers using our platform would reduce the value of our network and would harm our future operating results.

In addition, changes in Driver qualification and background-check requirements may increase our costs and reduce our ability to onboard additional Drivers to our platform. Our Driver qualification and background check process varies by jurisdiction, and there have been allegations, including from regulators, legislators, prosecutors, taxicab owners, and consumers, that our background check process is insufficient or inadequate. With respect to Drivers who are only eligible to make deliveries through Uber Eats, our qualification and background check standards are generally less extensive than the standards for Drivers who are eligible to provide rides through our Ridesharing products. Legislators and regulators may pass laws or adopt regulations in the future requiring Drivers to undergo a materially different type of qualification, screening, or background check process, or that limit our ability to access information used in the background check process in an efficient manner, which could be costly and time-consuming. Required changes in the qualification, screening, and background check process (including, following the closing of our acquisition of Careem, any changes to such processes of Careem) could also reduce the number of Drivers in those markets or extend the time required to recruit new Drivers to our platform, which would adversely impact our business and growth. Furthermore, we rely on a single background-check provider in certain jurisdictions, and we may not be able to arrange for adequate background checks from a different provider on commercially reasonable terms or at all. The failure of this provider to provide background checks on a timely basis would result in our inability to onboard new Drivers or retain existing Drivers undergoing periodic background checks that are required to continue using our platform.

Our workplace culture and forward-leaning approach created operational, compliance, and cultural challenges, and a failure to address these challenges would adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.

Our workplace culture and forward-leaning approach created significant operational and cultural challenges that have in the past harmed, and may in the future continue to harm, our business results and financial condition. Our focus on aggressive growth and intense competition, and our prior failure to prioritize compliance, has led to increased regulatory scrutiny globally. Recent changes in our company’s cultural norms and composition of our leadership team, together with our ongoing commitment to address and resolve our historical cultural and compliance problems and promote transparency and collaboration, may not be successful, and regulators may continue to perceive us negatively, which would adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.

Our workplace culture also created a lack of transparency internally, which has resulted in siloed teams that lack coordination and knowledge sharing, causing misalignment and inefficiencies in operational and strategic objectives. Furthermore, many of our regional operations are not centrally managed, such that key policies may not be adequately communicated or managed to achieve consistent business objectives across functions and regions. Although we have reorganized some of our teams to address such issues, such reorganizations may not be successful in aligning operational or strategic objectives across our company.

 

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Maintaining and enhancing our brand and reputation is critical to our business prospects. We have previously received significant media coverage and negative publicity, particularly in 2017, regarding our brand and reputation, and failure to rehabilitate our brand and reputation will cause our business to suffer.

Maintaining and enhancing our brand and reputation is critical to our ability to attract new employees and platform users, to preserve and deepen the engagement of our existing employees and platform users, and to mitigate legislative or regulatory scrutiny, litigation, government investigations, and adverse platform user sentiment.

We have previously received a high degree of negative media coverage around the world, which has adversely affected our brand and reputation and fueled distrust of our company. In 2017, the #DeleteUber campaign prompted hundreds of thousands of consumers to stop using our platform within days. Subsequently, our reputation was further harmed when an employee published a blog post alleging, among other things, that we had a toxic culture and that certain sexual harassment and discriminatory practices occurred in our workplace. Shortly thereafter, we had a number of highly publicized events and allegations, including investigations related to a software tool allegedly designed to evade and deceive authorities, a high-profile lawsuit filed against us by Waymo, and our disclosure of a data security breach. These events and the public response to such events, as well as other negative publicity we have faced in recent years, have adversely affected our brand and reputation, which makes it difficult for us to attract and retain platform users, reduces confidence in and use of our products and offerings, invites legislative and regulatory scrutiny, and results in litigation and governmental investigations. Concurrently with and after these events, our competitors raised additional capital, increased their investments in certain markets, and improved their category positions and market shares, and may continue to do so.

In 2019, we plan to release a transparency report, which will provide the public with data related to reports of sexual assaults and other safety incidents claimed to have occurred on our platform in the United States. The public responses to this transparency report or similar public reporting of safety incidents claimed to have occurred on our platform, which may include disclosure of reports provided to regulators, may result in negative media coverage and increased regulatory scrutiny and could adversely affect our reputation with platform users. Further unfavorable media coverage and negative publicity could adversely impact our financial results and future prospects. As our platform continues to scale and becomes increasingly interconnected, resulting in increased media coverage and public awareness of our brand, future damage to our brand and reputation could have an amplified effect on our various platform offerings. Additionally, following the closing of our acquisition of Careem, the Careem brand and its apps will continue to operate in parallel with our brand and apps, and any damage or reputational harm to the Careem brand could adversely impact our brand and reputation.

Our brand and reputation might also be harmed by events outside of our control. For example, we faced negative press related to suicides of taxi drivers in New York City reportedly related to the impact of ridesharing on the taxi cab industry. In addition, we have licensed our brand to Didi in China and to our Yandex.Taxi joint venture in Russia/CIS, and while we have certain contractual protections in place governing the use of our brand by these companies, we do not control these businesses, we are not able to anticipate their actions, and consumers may not be aware that these service providers are not controlled by us. Furthermore, if Drivers, restaurants, or carriers provide diminished quality of service, are involved in incidents regarding safety or privacy, engage in malfeasance, or otherwise violate the law, we may receive unfavorable press coverage and our reputation and business may be harmed. As a result, any of these third parties could take actions that result in harm to our brand, reputation, and consequently our business.

While we have taken significant steps to rehabilitate our brand and reputation, the successful rehabilitation of our brand will depend largely on maintaining a good reputation, minimizing the number of safety incidents, improving our culture and workplace practices, improving our compliance programs, maintaining a high quality of service and ethical behavior, and continuing our marketing and public relations efforts. Our brand promotion, reputation building, and media strategies have involved significant costs and may not be successful. We anticipate that other competitors and potential competitors will expand their offerings, which will make maintaining and enhancing our reputation and brand increasingly more difficult and expensive. If we fail to

 

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successfully rehabilitate our brand in the current or future competitive environment or if events similar to those that occurred in 2017 occur in the future, our brand and reputation would be further damaged and our business may suffer.

Our workforce and operations have grown substantially since our inception and we expect that they will continue to do so. If we are unable to effectively manage that growth, our financial performance and future prospects will be adversely affected.

Since our inception, we have experienced rapid growth in the United States and internationally. This expansion increases the complexity of our business and has placed, and will continue to place, significant strain on our management, personnel, operations, systems, technical performance, financial resources, and internal financial control and reporting functions. We may not be able to manage our growth effectively, which could damage our reputation and negatively affect our operating results.

As our operations have expanded, we have grown from 159 employees as of December 31, 2012 to 22,263 global employees as of December 31, 2018, of whom 11,488 were located outside the United States. We expect the total number of our employees located outside the United States to increase significantly as we expand globally, including as a result of our acquisition of Careem. Properly managing our growth will require us to continue to hire, train, and manage qualified employees and staff, including engineers, operations personnel, financial and accounting staff, and sales and marketing staff, and to improve and maintain our technology. If our new hires perform poorly, if we are unsuccessful in hiring, training, managing, and integrating these new employees and staff, or if we are not successful in retaining our existing employees and staff, our business may be harmed. For example, we operated without key leadership positions filled, including our chief operating officer and chief financial officer, for sustained periods of time. Properly managing our growth will require us to establish consistent policies across regions and functions, and a failure to do so could likewise harm our business.

Our failure to upgrade our technology or network infrastructure effectively to support our growth could result in unanticipated system disruptions, slow response times, or poor experiences for Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers. To manage the growth of our operations and personnel and improve the technology that supports our business operations, as well as our financial and management systems, disclosure controls and procedures, and internal controls over financial reporting, we will be required to commit substantial financial, operational, and technical resources. In particular, we will need to improve our transaction processing and reporting, operational, and financial systems, procedures, and controls. For example, due to our significant growth, especially with respect to our high-growth emerging offerings like Uber Eats and Uber Freight, we face challenges in timely and appropriately designing controls in response to evolving risks of material misstatement. These improvements will be particularly challenging if we acquire new businesses with different systems, such as Careem. Our current and planned personnel, systems, procedures, and controls may not be adequate to support our future operations. If we are unable to expand our operations and hire additional qualified personnel in an efficient manner, or if our operational technology is insufficient to reliably service Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, or carriers, platform user satisfaction will be adversely affected and may cause platform users to switch to our competitors’ platforms, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

Our organizational structure is complex and will continue to grow as we add additional Drivers, consumers, restaurants, carriers, shippers, employees, products and offerings, and technologies, and as we continue to expand globally (including as a result of our acquisition of Careem). We will need to improve our operational, financial, and management controls as well as our reporting systems and procedures to support the growth of our organizational structure. We will require capital and management resources to grow and mature in these areas. If we are unable to effectively manage the growth of our business, the quality of our platform may suffer, and we may be unable to address competitive challenges, which would adversely affect our overall business, operations, and financial condition.

 

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If platform users engage in, or are subject to, criminal, violent, inappropriate, or dangerous activity that results in major safety incidents, our ability to attract and retain Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers may be harmed, which could have an adverse impact on our reputation, business, financial condition, and operating results.

We are not able to control or predict the actions of platform users and third parties, either during their use of our platform or otherwise, and we may be unable to protect or provide a safe environment for Drivers and consumers as a result of certain actions by Drivers, consumers, restaurants, carriers, and third parties. Such actions may result in injuries, property damage, or loss of life for consumers and third parties, or business interruption, brand and reputational damage, or significant liabilities for us. Although we administer certain qualification processes for users of the platform, including background checks on Drivers through third-party service providers, these qualification processes and background checks may not expose all potentially relevant information and are limited in certain jurisdictions according to national and local laws, and our third-party service providers may fail to conduct such background checks adequately or disclose information that could be relevant to a determination of eligibility. Further, the qualification and background check standards for Uber Eats Drivers are generally less extensive than those conducted for Ridesharing Drivers. In addition, we do not independently test Drivers’ driving skills. Consequently, we expect to continue to receive complaints from riders and other consumers, as well as actual or threatened legal action against us related to Driver conduct. We have also faced civil litigation alleging, among other things, inadequate Driver qualification processes and background checks, and general misrepresentations regarding the safety of our platform.

If Drivers or carriers, or individuals impersonating Drivers or carriers, engage in criminal activity, misconduct, or inappropriate conduct or use our platform as a conduit for criminal activity, consumers and shippers may not consider our products and offerings safe, and we may receive negative press coverage as a result of our business relationship with such Driver or carrier, which would adversely impact our brand, reputation, and business. There have been numerous incidents and allegations worldwide of Drivers, or individuals impersonating Drivers, sexually assaulting, abusing, and kidnapping consumers, or otherwise engaging in criminal activity while using our platform. For example, in December 2014, a Driver in New Delhi, India kidnapped and raped a female consumer, and was convicted in October 2015. Furthermore, if consumers engage in criminal activity or misconduct while using our platform, Drivers and restaurants may be unwilling to continue using our platform. In addition, certain regions where we operate have high rates of violent crime, which has impacted Drivers and consumers in those regions. For example, in Latin America, there have been numerous and increasing reports of Drivers and consumers being victimized by violent crime, such as armed robbery, violent assault, and rape, while taking or providing a trip on our platform. If other criminal, inappropriate, or other negative incidents occur due to the conduct of platform users or third parties, our ability to attract platform users may be harmed, and our business and financial results could be adversely affected.

Public reporting or disclosure of reported safety information, including information about safety incidents reportedly occurring on or related to our platform, whether generated by us or third parties such as media or regulators, may adversely impact our business and financial results.

Further, we may be subject to claims of significant liability based on traffic accidents, deaths, injuries, or other incidents that are caused by Drivers, consumers, or third parties while using our platform, or even when Drivers, consumers, or third parties are not actively using our platform. On a smaller scale, we may face litigation related to claims by Drivers for the actions of consumers or third parties. Our auto liability and general liability insurance policies may not cover all potential claims to which we are exposed, and may not be adequate to indemnify us for all liability. These incidents may subject us to liability and negative publicity, which would increase our operating costs and adversely affect our business, operating results, and future prospects. Even if these claims do not result in liability, we will incur significant costs in investigating and defending against them. As we expand our products and offerings, such as Uber Freight and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, this insurance risk will grow.

 

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We are making substantial investments in new offerings and technologies, and expect to increase such investments in the future. These new ventures are inherently risky, and we may never realize any expected benefits from them.

We have made substantial investments to develop new offerings and technologies, including autonomous vehicle technologies, dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, Uber Freight, and Uber Elevate, and we intend to continue investing significant resources in developing new technologies, tools, features, services, products and offerings. For example, we believe that autonomous vehicles will be an important part of our offerings over the long term, and in 2018, we incurred $457 million of research and development expenses for our ATG and Other Technology Programs initiatives. We expect to increase our investments in these new initiatives in the near term. Additionally, following the closing of our acquisition of Careem, we plan to invest significant resources to develop and expand new offerings and technologies in the markets in which Careem operates. We also expect to spend substantial amounts to purchase additional dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, which are susceptible to theft and destruction, as we seek to build our network and increase our scale, and to expand these products to additional markets. If we do not spend our development budget efficiently or effectively on commercially successful and innovative technologies, we may not realize the expected benefits of our strategy. Our new initiatives also have a high degree of risk, as each involves nascent industries and unproven business strategies and technologies with which we have limited or no prior development or operating experience. Because such offerings and technologies are new, they will likely involve claims and liabilities (including, but not limited to, personal injury claims), expenses, regulatory challenges, and other risks, some of which we do not currently anticipate. For example, we discontinued certain products, such as Xchange Leasing, our vehicle leasing business in the United States because we failed to operate it efficiently. There can be no assurance that consumer demand for such initiatives will exist or be sustained at the levels that we anticipate, or that any of these initiatives will gain sufficient traction or market acceptance to generate sufficient revenue to offset any new expenses or liabilities associated with these new investments. It is also possible that products and offerings developed by others will render our products and offerings noncompetitive or obsolete. Further, our development efforts with respect to new products, offerings and technologies could distract management from current operations, and will divert capital and other resources from our more established products, offerings and technologies. Even if we are successful in developing new products, offerings or technologies, regulatory authorities may subject us to new rules or restrictions in response to our innovations that could increase our expenses or prevent us from successfully commercializing new products, offerings or technologies. If we do not realize the expected benefits of our investments, our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects may be harmed.

Our business is substantially dependent on operations outside the United States, including those in markets in which we have limited experience, and if we are unable to manage the risks presented by our business model internationally, our financial results and future prospects will be adversely impacted.

As of the quarter ended December 31, 2018, we operated in over 63 countries, and markets outside the United States accounted for approximately 74% of all Trips. We have limited experience operating in many jurisdictions outside of the United States and have made, and expect to continue to make, significant investments to expand our international operations and compete with local competitors. For example, we have been making significant investments in incentives and promotions to help drive growth in India, a country in which local competitors, particularly Ola, Swiggy, and Zomato, are well capitalized and have local operating expertise. In addition, in March 2019, we announced our agreement to acquire Careem and the expansion of our Uber Freight offering into Europe. Such investments may not be successful and may negatively affect our operating results.

Conducting our business internationally, particularly in countries in which we have limited experience, subjects us to risks that we do not face to the same degree in the United States. These risks include, among others:

 

   

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the resources required to localize our business, which requires the translation of our mobile app and website into foreign languages and the adaptation of our operations to local practices, laws, and regulations and any changes in such practices, laws, and regulations;

 

   

laws and regulations more restrictive than those in the United States, including laws governing competition, pricing, payment methods, Internet activities, transportation services (such as taxis and vehicles for hire), transportation network companies (such as ridesharing), logistics services, payment processing and payment gateways, real estate tenancy laws, tax and social security laws, employment and labor laws, driver screening and background checks, licensing regulations, email messaging, privacy, location services, collection, use, processing, or sharing of personal information, ownership of intellectual property, and other activities important to our business;

 

   

competition with companies or other services (such as taxis or vehicles for hire) that understand local markets better than we do, that have pre-existing relationships with potential platform users in those markets, or that are favored by government or regulatory authorities in those markets;

 

   

differing levels of social acceptance of our brand, products, and offerings;

 

   

differing levels of technological compatibility with our platform;

 

   

exposure to business cultures in which improper business practices may be prevalent;

 

   

legal uncertainty regarding our liability for the actions of platform users and third parties, including uncertainty resulting from unique local laws or a lack of clear legal precedent;

 

   

difficulties in managing, growing, and staffing international operations, including in countries in which foreign employees may become part of labor unions, employee representative bodies, or collective bargaining agreements, and challenges relating to work stoppages or slowdowns;

 

   

fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

 

   

managing operations in markets in which cash transactions are favored over credit or debit cards;

 

   

regulations governing the control of local currencies that impact our ability to collect fares on behalf of Drivers and remit those funds to Drivers in the same currencies, as well as higher levels of credit risk and payment fraud;

 

   

adverse tax consequences, including the complexities of foreign value added tax systems, and restrictions on the repatriation of earnings;

 

   

increased financial accounting and reporting burdens, and complexities associated with implementing and maintaining adequate internal controls;

 

   

difficulties in implementing and maintaining the financial systems and processes needed to enable compliance across multiple offerings and jurisdictions;

 

   

import and export restrictions and changes in trade regulation;

 

   

political, social, and economic instability abroad, terrorist attacks and security concerns in general, and societal crime conditions that can directly impact platform users; and

 

   

reduced or varied protection for intellectual property rights in some markets.

These risks could adversely affect our international operations, which could in turn adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

We have limited influence over our minority-owned affiliates, which subjects us to substantial risks, including potential loss of value.

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those markets rather than operate in those markets independently. As a result, a significant portion of our assets includes minority ownership positions in each of Didi, Grab, and our Yandex.Taxi joint venture, each of which operate ridesharing, meal delivery, and related logistics businesses in their respective primary markets in China, Southeast Asia, and Russia/CIS.

Our ownership in these entities involves significant risks that are outside our control. We are not represented on the management team or board of directors of Didi, and therefore we do not participate in the day-to-day management of Didi or the actions taken by its board of directors. We are not represented on the management teams of Grab or our Yandex.Taxi joint venture, and therefore do not participate in the day-to-day management of Grab or our Yandex.Taxi joint venture. Although we are represented on each of the boards of directors of Grab and our Yandex.Taxi joint venture, we do not have a controlling influence on those boards, other than with respect to certain approval rights over material corporate actions. As a result, the boards of directors or management teams of these companies may make decisions or take actions with which we disagree or that may be harmful to the value of our ownership in these companies. Additionally, these companies have expanded their offerings, and we expect them to continue to expand their offerings in the future, to compete with us in various markets throughout the world such as in certain countries in Latin America and in Australia where we compete with Didi and certain countries in Europe where we compete with our Yandex.Taxi joint venture. While this could enhance the value of our ownership interest in these companies, our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects would be adversely affected by such expansion into markets in which we operate.

Any material decline in the business of these entities would adversely affect the value of our assets and our financial results. Furthermore, the value of these assets is based in part on the market valuations of these entities, and weakened financial markets may adversely affect such valuations. These positions could expose us to risks, litigation, and unknown liabilities because, among other things, these companies have limited operating histories in an evolving industry and may have less predictable operating results; are privately owned and, as a result, limited public information is available and we may not learn all the material information regarding these businesses; are domiciled and operate in countries with particular economic, tax, political, legal, safety, and regulatory risks; depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of individuals, and, as a result, the death, disability, resignation, or termination of one or more of these individuals could have an adverse effect on the relevant company’s operations; and will likely require substantial additional capital to support their operations and expansion and to maintain their competitive positions. Any of these risks could materially affect the value of our assets, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, or the trading price of our common stock.

Further, we are contractually limited in our ability to sell or transfer these assets. Until February 2021, we are prohibited from transferring any shares in our Yandex.Taxi joint venture without the consent of Yandex, and for a period of time thereafter any transfer is subject to a right of first refusal in favor of Yandex. While we are not prohibited from transferring our shares in Didi or Grab, the transferability of such shares are subject to both a right of first refusal and a co-sale right in favor of certain shareholders of each of Didi and Grab. There is currently no public market for any of these securities, and there may be no market in the future if and when we decide to sell such assets. Furthermore, we may be required to sell these assets at a time at which we would not be able to realize what we believe to be the long-term value of these assets. For example, if we were deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), we may be required to sell some or all of such assets so that we would not be subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act. Additionally, we may have to pay significant taxes upon the sale or transfer of these assets. Accordingly, we may never realize the value of these assets relative to the contributions we made to these businesses.

 

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We may experience significant fluctuations in our operating results. If we are unable to achieve or sustain profitability, our prospects would be adversely affected and investors may lose some or all of the value of their investment.

Our operating results may vary significantly and are not necessarily an indication of future performance. These fluctuations may be a result of a variety of factors, some of which are beyond our control. In particular, we experience seasonal fluctuations in our financial results. For Ridesharing, we typically generate higher revenue in our fourth quarter compared to other quarters due in part to fourth quarter holiday and business demand, and typically generate lower revenue in our third quarter compared to other quarters due in part to less usage of our platform during peak vacation season in certain cities, such as Paris. We have typically experienced lower quarter-over-quarter growth in Ridesharing in the first quarter. For Uber Eats, we expect to experience seasonal increases in our revenue in the first and fourth quarters compared to the second and third quarters, although the historical growth of Uber Eats has masked these seasonal fluctuations. Our growth has made, and may in the future make, seasonal fluctuations difficult to detect. We expect these seasonal trends to become more pronounced over time as our growth slows. Other seasonal trends may develop or these existing seasonal trends may become more extreme, which would contribute to fluctuations in our operating results. In addition to seasonality, our operating results may fluctuate as a result of factors including our ability to attract and retain new platform users, increased competition in the markets in which we operate, our ability to expand our operations in new and existing markets, our ability to maintain an adequate growth rate and effectively manage that growth, our ability to keep pace with technological changes in the industries in which we operate, changes in governmental or other regulations affecting our business, harm to our brand or reputation, and other risks described elsewhere in this prospectus. As such, we may not accurately forecast our operating results. We base our expense levels and investment plans on estimates. A significant portion of our expenses and investments are fixed, and we may not be able to adjust our spending quickly enough if our revenue is less than expected, resulting in losses that exceed our expectations. If we are unable to achieve sustained profits, our prospects would be adversely affected and investors may lose some or all of the value of their investment.

If our growth slows more significantly than we currently expect, we may not be able to achieve profitability, which would adversely affect our financial results and future prospects.

Our Gross Bookings, revenue, and Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue growth rates (in particular with respect to our Ridesharing products) have slowed in recent periods, and we expect that they will continue to slow in the future. We believe that our growth depends on a number of factors, including our ability to:

 

   

grow supply and demand on our platform;

 

   

increase existing platform users’ activity on our platform;

 

   

continue to introduce our platform to new markets;

 

   

provide high-quality support to Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers;

 

   

expand our business and increase our market share and category position;

 

   

compete with the products and offerings of, and pricing and incentives offered by, our competitors;

 

   

develop new products, offerings, and technologies;

 

   

identify and acquire or invest in businesses, products, offerings, or technologies that we believe could complement or expand our platform (including, for example, our pending acquisition of Careem);

 

   

penetrate suburban and rural areas and increase the number of rides taken on our platform outside metropolitan areas;

 

   

reduce the costs of our Personal Mobility offering to better compete with personal vehicle ownership and usage and other low-cost alternatives like public transportation, which in many cases can be faster or cheaper than any other form of transportation;

 

   

maintain existing local regulations in key markets where we operate;

 

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enter or expand operations in some of the key countries in which we are currently limited by local regulations, such as Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain; and

 

   

increase positive perception of our brand.

We may not successfully accomplish any of these objectives. A softening of Driver, consumer, restaurant, shipper, or carrier demand, whether caused by changes in the preferences of such parties, failure to maintain our brand, changes in the U.S. or global economies, licensing fees in various jurisdictions, competition, or other factors, may result in decreased revenue or growth and our financial results and future prospects would be adversely impacted. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses, and if we cannot increase our revenue at a faster rate than the increase in our expenses, we will not achieve profitability.

We generate a significant percentage of our Gross Bookings from trips in large metropolitan areas and trips to and from airports. If our operations in large metropolitan areas or ability to provide trips to and from airports are negatively affected, our financial results and future prospects would be adversely impacted.

In 2018, we derived 24% of our Ridesharing Gross Bookings from five metropolitan areas – Los Angeles, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States; London in the United Kingdom; and São Paulo in Brazil. We experience greater competition in large metropolitan areas than we do in other markets in which we operate, which has led us to offer significant Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions in these large metropolitan areas. As a result of our geographic concentration, our business and financial results are susceptible to economic, social, weather, and regulatory conditions or other circumstances in each of these large metropolitan areas. An economic downturn, increased competition, or regulatory obstacles in any of these key metropolitan areas would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results to a much greater degree than would the occurrence of such events in other areas. In addition, any changes to local laws or regulations within these key metropolitan areas that affect our ability to operate or increase our operating expenses in these markets would have an adverse effect on our business. For example, in August 2018, New York City approved regulations for the local for-hire market (which includes our Ridesharing products), including a cap on the number of new for-hire vehicle licenses for ridesharing services. In addition, in December 2018, New York City approved per-mile and per-minute rates for drivers, designed to target minimum hourly earnings for drivers providing for-hire services in New York City and surrounding areas. These minimum rates took effect in February 2019. We are still working through adjustments to be made with respect to rider promotions, driver supply, and other aspects of our business in response to these regulations; however, these regulations had a negative impact on our financial performance in New York City in the first quarter of 2019 and may have a similar adverse impact in the future. Additionally, members of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco recently proposed imposing a surcharge on ridesharing trips in San Francisco, and a ballot measure to enact this surcharge may be introduced in 2019. In addition, other jurisdictions such as Seattle have in the past considered or may consider regulations that would implement minimum wage requirements or permit drivers to negotiate for minimum wages while providing services on our platform. Further, we expect that we will continue to face challenges in penetrating lower-density suburban and rural areas, where our network is smaller and less liquid, the cost of personal vehicle ownership is lower, and personal vehicle ownership is more convenient. If we are not successful in penetrating suburban and rural areas, or if we are unable to operate in certain key metropolitan areas in the future, our ability to serve what we consider to be our total addressable market would be limited, and our business, financial condition, and operating results would suffer.

Over the same period, we generated 15% of our Ridesharing Gross Bookings from trips that either started or were completed at an airport, and we expect this percentage to increase in the future. As a result of this concentration, our operating results are susceptible to existing regulations and regulatory changes that impact the ability of drivers using our platform to provide trips to and from airports. Certain airports currently regulate ridesharing within airport boundaries, including by mandating that ridesharing service providers obtain airport-specific licenses, and some airports, particularly those outside the United States, have banned ridesharing operations altogether. Despite such bans, some Drivers continue to provide Ridesharing services, including trips to and from airports, despite lacking the requisite permits. Such actions may result in the imposition of fines or

 

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sanctions, including further bans on our ability to operate within airport boundaries, against us or Drivers. Additional bans on our airport operations, or any permitting requirements or instances of non-compliance by Drivers, would significantly disrupt our operations. In addition, if drop-offs or pick-ups of riders become inconvenient because of airport rules or regulations, or more expensive because of airport-imposed fees, the number of Drivers or consumers could decrease, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results. While we have entered into agreements with most major U.S. airports as well as certain airports outside the United States to allow the use of our platform within airport boundaries, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to renew such agreements, and we may not be successful in negotiating similar agreements with airports in all jurisdictions.

If we fail to develop and successfully commercialize autonomous vehicle technologies or fail to develop such technologies before our competitors, or if such technologies fail to perform as expected, are inferior to those of our competitors, or are perceived as less safe than those of our competitors or non-autonomous vehicles, our financial performance and prospects would be adversely impacted.

We have invested, and we expect to continue to invest, substantial amounts in autonomous vehicle technologies. As discussed elsewhere in this prospectus, we believe that autonomous vehicle technologies may have the ability to meaningfully impact the industries in which we compete. While we believe that autonomous vehicles present substantial opportunities, the development of such technology is expensive and time-consuming and may not be successful. Several other companies, including Waymo, Cruise Automation, Tesla, Apple, Zoox, Aptiv, May Mobility, Pronto.ai, Aurora, and Nuro, are also developing autonomous vehicle technologies, either alone or through collaborations with car manufacturers, and we expect that they will use such technology to further compete with us in the personal mobility, meal delivery, or logistics industries. We expect certain competitors to commercialize autonomous vehicle technologies at scale before we do. Waymo has already introduced a commercialized ridehailing fleet of autonomous vehicles, and it is possible that other of our competitors could introduce autonomous vehicle offerings earlier than we will. In the event that our competitors bring autonomous vehicles to market before we do, or their technology is or is perceived to be superior to ours, they may be able to leverage such technology to compete more effectively with us, which would adversely impact our financial performance and our prospects. For example, use of autonomous vehicles could substantially reduce the cost of providing ridesharing, meal delivery, or logistics services, which could allow competitors to offer such services at a substantially lower price as compared to the price available to consumers on our platform. If a significant number of consumers choose to use our competitors’ offerings over ours, our financial performance and prospects would be adversely impacted.

Autonomous vehicle technologies involve significant risks and liabilities. We have conducted real-world testing of our autonomous vehicles, involving a trained driver in the driver’s seat monitoring operations while the vehicle is in autonomous mode. In March 2018, one of these test vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. Following that incident, we voluntarily suspended real-world testing of our autonomous vehicles for several months in all markets where we were conducting real-world testing, which was a setback for our autonomous vehicle technology efforts. Failures of our autonomous vehicle technologies or additional crashes involving autonomous vehicles using our technology would generate substantial liability for us, create additional negative publicity about us, or result in regulatory scrutiny, all of which would have an adverse effect on our reputation, brand, business, prospects, and operating results.

The development of our autonomous vehicle technologies is highly dependent on internally developed software, as well as on partnerships with third parties such as OEMs and other suppliers, including Toyota and DENSO pursuant to the ATG Collaboration Agreement. We develop and integrate self-driving software into our autonomous vehicle technologies and work with OEMs and other suppliers to develop autonomous vehicle technology hardware. We partner with OEMs that will seek to manufacture vehicles capable of incorporating our autonomous vehicle technologies. Our dependence on these relationships exposes us to the risk that components manufactured by OEMs or other suppliers could contain defects that would cause our autonomous vehicle technologies to not operate as intended. Further, reliance on these relationships exposes us to risks beyond our

 

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control, such as third-party software or manufacturing defects, which would substantially impair our ability to deploy autonomous vehicles. If our autonomous vehicle technologies were to contain design or manufacturing defects that caused such technology to not perform as expected, or if we were unable to deploy autonomous vehicles as a result of manufacturing delays by OEMs, our financial performance and our prospects could be harmed.

We expect that governments will develop regulations that are specifically designed to apply to autonomous vehicles. These regulations could include requirements that significantly delay or narrowly limit the commercialization of autonomous vehicles, limit the number of autonomous vehicles that we can manufacture or use on our platform, or impose significant liabilities on manufacturers or operators of autonomous vehicles or developers of autonomous vehicle technologies. If regulations of this nature are implemented, we may not be able to commercialize our autonomous vehicle technologies in the manner we expect, or at all. Further, if we are unable to comply with existing or new regulations or laws applicable to autonomous vehicles, we could become subject to substantial fines or penalties.

In April 2019, we entered into the Unit Purchase Agreement with SoftBank, Toyota, and DENSO pursuant to which these investors will invest an aggregate of $1.0 billion ($400 million from Toyota, $333 million from SoftBank, and $267 million from DENSO) in a newly formed corporate parent entity for ATG. This investment will enable us to raise dedicated capital to fund our ATG business and aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of automated ridesharing services. In connection with the investment, we have entered into the ATG Collaboration Agreement with Toyota, DENSO, and ATG with respect to next-generation self-driving hardware and the development of self-driving vehicles leveraging technology from each of the parties. The closing of the transaction is expected to occur in July 2019; however, we cannot assure you that the transaction will be consummated, or that it will have the effects that we anticipate.

Our business depends on retaining and attracting high-quality personnel, and continued attrition, future attrition, or unsuccessful succession planning could adversely affect our business.

Our success depends in large part on our ability to attract and retain high-quality management, operations, engineering, and other personnel who are in high demand, are often subject to competing employment offers, and are attractive recruiting targets for our competitors. Challenges related to our culture and workplace practices and negative publicity we experience have in the past led to significant attrition and made it more difficult to attract high-quality employees. Future challenges related to our culture and workplace practices or additional negative publicity could lead to further attrition and difficulty attracting high-quality employees. In 2017, we experienced significant leadership changes, which disrupted our business and increased attrition among senior management and employees, and during the third quarter of 2018, annualized attrition among employees was near peak levels. Future leadership transitions and management changes may cause uncertainty in, or a disruption to, our business, and may increase the likelihood of senior management or other employee turnover. The loss of qualified executives and employees, or an inability to attract, retain, and motivate high-quality executives and employees required for the planned expansion of our business, may harm our operating results and impair our ability to grow.

In addition, we depend on the continued services and performance of our key personnel, including our Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi. We have entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Khosrowshahi, which is at-will and has no specific duration. Other key members of our management team joined our company after August 2017, and none had previously worked within our industry. Recently hired executives may view our business differently than members of our prior management team and, over time, may make changes to our personnel and their responsibilities as well as our strategic focus, operations, or business plans. We may not be able to properly manage any such shift in focus, and any changes to our business may ultimately prove unsuccessful.

In addition, our failure to put in place adequate succession plans for senior and key management roles or the failure of key employees to successfully transition into new roles could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results. The unexpected or abrupt departure of one or more of our key personnel and the failure to

 

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effectively transfer knowledge and effect smooth key personnel transitions has had and may in the future have an adverse effect on our business resulting from the loss of such person’s skills, knowledge of our business, and years of industry experience. If we cannot effectively manage leadership transitions and management changes in the future, our reputation and future business prospects could be adversely affected.

To attract and retain key personnel, we use equity incentives, among other measures. These measures may not be sufficient to attract and retain the personnel we require to operate our business effectively. Additionally, key members of our management team and many of our employees hold RSUs that will vest in connection with this offering, or hold stock options that will become exercisable for common stock that will be tradeable following this offering, which we expect will adversely impact our ability to retain employees. Further the equity incentives we currently use to attract, retain, and motivate employees may not be as effective as in the past, particularly if the value of the underlying stock does not increase commensurate with expectations or consistent with our historical stock price growth. If we are unable to attract and retain high-quality management and operating personnel, our business, financial condition, and operating results could be adversely affected.

The impact of economic conditions, including the resulting effect on discretionary consumer spending, may harm our business and operating results.

Our performance is subject to economic conditions and their impact on levels of discretionary consumer spending. Some of the factors that have an impact on discretionary consumer spending include general economic conditions, unemployment, consumer debt, reductions in net worth, residential real estate and mortgage markets, taxation, energy prices, interest rates, consumer confidence, and other macroeconomic factors. Consumer preferences tend to shift to lower-cost alternatives during recessionary periods and other periods in which disposable income is adversely affected. In such circumstances, consumers may choose to use one of our lower price-point products, such as UberPOOL, over a higher Gross Bookings per Trip offering, may choose to forego our offerings for lower-cost personal vehicle or public transportation alternatives, or may reduce total miles traveled as economic activity decreases. Such a shift in consumer behavior may reduce our network liquidity and may harm our business, financial condition, and operating results. Likewise, small businesses that do not have substantial resources, including many of the restaurants in our network, tend to be more adversely affected by poor economic conditions than large businesses. Further, because spending for food purchases from restaurants is generally considered discretionary, any decline in consumer spending may have a disproportionate effect on our Uber Eats offering. If spending at many of the restaurants in our network declines, or if a significant number of these restaurants go out of business, consumers may be less likely to use our products and offerings, which could harm our business and operating results. Alternatively, if economic conditions improve, it could lead to Drivers obtaining additional or alternative opportunities for work, which could negatively impact the number of Drivers on our platform, and thereby reduce our network liquidity.

Increases in fuel, food, labor, energy, and other costs could adversely affect our operating results.

Factors such as inflation, increased fuel prices, and increased vehicle purchase, rental, or maintenance costs may increase the costs incurred by Drivers and carriers when providing services on our platform. Similarly, factors such as inflation, increased food costs, increased labor and employee benefit costs, increased rental costs, and increased energy costs may increase restaurant operating costs, particularly in certain international markets, such as Egypt. Many of the factors affecting Driver, restaurant, and carrier costs are beyond the control of these parties. In many cases, these increased costs may cause Drivers and carriers to spend less time providing services on our platform or to seek alternative sources of income. Likewise, these increased costs may cause restaurants to pass costs on to consumers by increasing prices, which would likely cause order volume to decline, may cause restaurants to cease operations altogether, or may cause carriers to pass costs on to shippers, which may cause shipments on our platform to decline. A decreased supply of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, or carriers on our platform would decrease our network liquidity, which could harm our business and operating results.

 

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We will require additional capital to support the growth of our business, and this capital might not be available on reasonable terms or at all.

To continue to effectively compete, we will require additional funds to support the growth of our business and allow us to invest in new products, offerings, and markets. In particular, our dockless e-bike and e-scooter products and autonomous vehicle development efforts are capital and operations intensive. While we entered into the Unit Purchase Agreement in April 2019 pursuant to which the ATG Investors will invest an aggregate of $1 billion in ATG, we will likely require additional capital to expand these products or continue these development efforts. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders may suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue may have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of existing stockholders. Certain of our existing debt instruments contain, and any debt financing we secure in the future could contain, restrictive covenants relating to our ability to incur additional indebtedness and other financial and operational matters that make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital with which to pursue business opportunities. For example, our existing debt instruments contain significant restrictions on our ability to incur additional secured indebtedness. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when required, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges and competition may be significantly limited.

If we experience security or data privacy breaches or other unauthorized or improper access to, use of, or destruction of our proprietary or confidential data, employee data, or platform user data, we may face loss of revenue, harm to our brand, business disruption, and significant liabilities.

We collect, use, and process a variety of personal data, such as email addresses, mobile phone numbers, profile photos, location information, drivers’ license numbers and Social Security numbers of Drivers, consumer payment card information, and Driver and restaurant bank account information. As such, we are an attractive target of data security attacks by third parties. Any failure to prevent or mitigate security breaches or improper access to, use of, or disclosure of any such data could result in significant liability and a material loss of revenue resulting from the adverse impact on our reputation and brand, a diminished ability to retain or attract new platform users, and disruption to our business. We rely on third-party service providers to host or otherwise process some of our data and that of platform users, and any failure by such third party to prevent or mitigate security breaches or improper access to, or disclosure of, such information could have similar adverse consequences for us.

Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade services, or sabotage systems change frequently and are often unrecognizable until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques and implement adequate preventative measures. Our servers and platform may be vulnerable to computer viruses or physical or electronic break-ins that our security measures may not detect. Individuals able to circumvent our security measures may misappropriate confidential, proprietary, or personal information held by or on behalf of us, disrupt our operations, damage our computers, or otherwise damage our business. In addition, we may need to expend significant resources to protect against security breaches or mitigate the impact of any such breaches, including potential liability that may not be limited to the amounts covered by our insurance.

Security breaches could also expose us to liability under various laws and regulations across jurisdictions and increase the risk of litigation and governmental investigation. We have been subject to security and data privacy incidents in the past and may be again in the future. For example, in May 2014, we experienced a data security incident in which an outside actor gained access to certain personal information belonging to Drivers through an access key written into code that an employee had unintentionally posted publicly on a code-sharing website used by software developers (the “2014 Breach”). In October and November of 2016, outside actors downloaded the personal data of approximately 57 million Drivers and consumers worldwide (the “2016 Breach”). The accessed data included the names, email addresses, mobile phone numbers, and drivers’ license numbers of approximately 600,000 Drivers, among other information. For further information on this incident,

 

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see the risk factors titled “—We currently are subject to a number of inquiries, investigations, and requests for information from the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and other U.S. and foreign government agencies, the adverse outcomes of which could harm our business” and “—We face risks related to our collection, use, transfer, disclosure, and other processing of data, which could result in investigations, inquiries, litigation, fines, legislative, and regulatory action, and negative press about our privacy and data protection practices,” below. In November 2018, a third-party assessor ranked our maturity level for all but two security capabilities as below or at the minimum maturity end of our industry maturity range, which purports to be a composite range derived from the minimum and maximum maturity ratings across related industry sections in consumer products, travel and hospitality, banking and securities, and technology. As we expand our operations, we may also assume liabilities for breaches experienced by the companies we acquire. For example, in April 2018, Careem publicly disclosed and notified relevant regulatory authorities that it had been subject to a data security breach that allowed access to certain personal information of riders and drivers on its platform, as of January 14, 2018. If Careem becomes subject to liability as a result of this or other data security breaches, or if we (following the completion of our acquisition of Careem) fail to remediate this or any other data security breach that Careem or we experience, we may face harm to our brand, business disruption, and significant liabilities.

If we are unable to introduce new or upgraded products, offerings, or features that Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers recognize as valuable, we may fail to retain and attract such users to our platform and our operating results would be adversely affected.

To continue to retain and attract Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers to our platform, we will need to continue to invest in the development of new products, offerings, and features that add value for Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers and that differentiate us from our competitors. For example, in 2018, we redesigned our Driver application with features that better anticipate Driver needs, such as improved real-time communication and updates on the availability of riders and consumers and the pricing of fares and deliveries, and we acquired orderTalk to better integrate Uber Eats with restaurant point-of-sale systems. Developing and delivering these new or upgraded products, offerings, and features is costly, and the success of such new products, offerings, and features depends on several factors, including the timely completion, introduction, and market acceptance of such products, offerings, and features. Moreover, any such new or upgraded products, offerings, or features may not work as intended or may not provide intended value to platform users. If we are unable to continue to develop new or upgraded products, offerings, and features, or if platform users do not perceive value in such new or upgraded products, offerings, and features, platform users may choose not to use our platform, which would adversely affect our operating results.

If we are unable to manage supply chain risks related to New Mobility products within our Personal Mobility offering such as dockless e-bikes and e-scooters and advanced technologies such as autonomous vehicles, our operations may be disrupted.

We have expanded our Personal Mobility products to include dockless e-bikes and e-scooters and are developing advanced technologies for autonomous vehicles. These products require and rely on hardware and other components that we source from third-party suppliers. The continued development of dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, autonomous vehicle technologies, and other products depends on our ability to implement and manage supply chain logistics to secure the necessary components and hardware. We do not have significant experience in managing supply chain risks. We depend on a limited number of suppliers for our dockless e-bikes, and on a single supplier for our e-scooters that also supplies our primary competitors. It is possible that we may not be able to obtain a sufficient supply of dockless e-bikes and e-scooters in a timely manner, or at all. Further, we source certain specialized or custom-made components for our autonomous vehicle and other advanced technologies from a small number of specialized suppliers, and we may not be able to secure substitutes in a timely manner, on reasonable terms, or at all. Events that could disrupt our supply chain include, but are not limited to:

 

   

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disruption in the supply of certain hardware and components from our international suppliers, particularly those in China;

 

   

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theft; and

 

   

restrictions on the transfer of funds.

The occurrence of any of the foregoing could materially increase the cost and reduce or delay the supply of dockless e-bikes and e-scooters available on our platform and could materially delay our progress towards introducing autonomous vehicles onto our platform, all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.

We track certain operational metrics and our category position with internal systems and tools, and our equity stakes in minority-owned affiliates with information provided by such minority-owned affiliates, and do not independently verify such metrics. Certain of our operational metrics are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business.

We track certain operational metrics, including key metrics such as MAPCs, Trips, Gross Bookings, and our category position, with internal systems and tools, and our equity stakes in minority-owned affiliates with information provided by such minority-owned affiliates, that are not independently verified by any third party and which may differ from estimates or similar metrics published by third parties due to differences in sources, methodologies, or the assumptions on which we rely. Our internal systems and tools have a number of limitations, and our methodologies for tracking these metrics may change over time, which could result in unexpected changes to our metrics, including the metrics we publicly disclose, or our estimates of our category position. If the internal systems and tools we use to track these metrics undercount or overcount performance or contain algorithmic or other technical errors, the data we report may not be accurate. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable estimates of our metrics for the applicable period of measurement, there are inherent challenges in measuring how our products are used across large populations globally. For example, we believe that there are consumers who have multiple accounts, even though we prohibit that in our Terms of Service and implement measures to detect and prevent that behavior. In addition, limitations or errors with respect to how we measure data or with respect to the data that we measure may affect our understanding of certain details of our business, which could affect our long-term strategies. If our operating metrics or our estimates of our category position or our equity stakes in our minority-owned affiliates are not accurate representations of our business, or if investors do not perceive our operating metrics or estimates of our category position or equity stakes in our minority-owned affiliates to be accurate, or if we discover material inaccuracies with respect to these figures, our reputation may be significantly harmed, and our operating and financial results could be adversely affected.

In certain jurisdictions, we allow consumers to pay for rides and meal deliveries using cash, which raises numerous regulatory, operational, and safety concerns. If we do not successfully manage those concerns, we could become subject to adverse regulatory actions and suffer reputational harm or other adverse financial and accounting consequences.

In certain jurisdictions, including India, Brazil, and Mexico, as well as certain other countries in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, we allow consumers to use cash to pay Drivers the entire fare of rides and cost of meal deliveries (including our service fee from such rides and meal deliveries). In 2018, cash-paid trips accounted for approximately 13% of our global Gross Bookings. This percentage may increase in the future, particularly in the markets in which Careem operates. The use of cash in connection with our technology raises numerous regulatory, operational, and safety concerns. For example, many jurisdictions have specific regulations regarding the use of cash for ridesharing. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in the

 

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imposition of significant fines and penalties and could result in a regulator requiring that we suspend operations in those jurisdictions. In addition to these regulatory concerns, the use of cash with our Ridesharing products and Uber Eats offering can increase safety and security risks for Drivers and riders, including potential robbery, assault, violent or fatal attacks, and other criminal acts. In certain jurisdictions such as Brazil, serious safety incidents resulting in robberies and violent, fatal attacks on Drivers while using our platform have been reported. If we are not able to adequately address any of these concerns, we could suffer significant reputational harm, which could adversely impact our business.

In addition, establishing the proper infrastructure to ensure that we receive the correct service fee on cash trips is complex, and has in the past meant and may continue to mean that we cannot collect the entire service fee for certain of our cash-based trips. We have created systems for Drivers to collect and deposit the cash received for cash-based trips and deliveries, as well as systems for us to collect, deposit, and properly account for the cash received, some of which are not always effective, convenient, or widely-adopted by Drivers. Creating, maintaining, and improving these systems requires significant effort and resources, and we cannot guarantee these systems will be effective in collecting amounts due to us. Further, operating a business that uses cash raises compliance risks with respect to a variety of rules and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws. If Drivers fail to pay us under the terms of our agreements or if our collection systems fail, we may be adversely affected by both the inability to collect amounts due and the cost of enforcing the terms of our contracts, including litigation. Such collection failure and enforcement costs, along with any costs associated with a failure to comply with applicable rules and regulations, could, in the aggregate, impact our financial performance.

Loss or material modification of our credit card acceptance privileges could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

In 2018, 87% of our Gross Bookings were paid by either credit card or debit card. As such, the loss of our credit card acceptance privileges would significantly limit our business model. We are required by our payment processors to comply with payment card network operating rules, including the Payment Card Industry (“PCI”) and Data Security Standard (the “Standard”). The Standard is a comprehensive set of requirements for enhancing payment account data security developed by the PCI Security Standards Council to help facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures. Our failure to comply with the Standard and other network operating rules could result in fines or restrictions on our ability to accept payment cards. Under certain circumstances specified in the payment card network rules, we may be required to submit to periodic audits, self-assessments, or other assessments of our compliance with the Standard. Such activities may reveal that we have failed to comply with the Standard. If an audit, self-assessment, or other test determines that we need to take steps to remediate any deficiencies, such remediation efforts may distract our management team and require us to undertake costly and time consuming remediation efforts. In addition, even if we comply with the Standard, there is no assurance that we will be protected from a security breach. Moreover, the payment card networks could adopt new operating rules or interpret existing rules that we or our processors might find difficult or even impossible to follow, or costly to implement. In addition to violations of network rules, including the Standard, any failure to maintain good relationships with the payment card networks could impact our ability to receive incentives from them, could increase our costs, or could otherwise harm our business. The loss of our credit card acceptance privileges for any one of these reasons, or the significant modification of the terms under which we obtain credit card acceptance privileges, may have an adverse effect on our business, revenue, and operating results.

The successful operation of our business depends upon the performance and reliability of Internet, mobile, and other infrastructures that are not under our control.

Our business depends on the performance and reliability of Internet, mobile, and other infrastructures that are not under our control. Disruptions in Internet infrastructure or GPS signals or the failure of telecommunications network operators to provide us with the bandwidth we need to provide our products and offerings could interfere with the speed and availability of our platform. For example, in January 2018, some T-Mobile customers traveling internationally experienced a mobile service outage and as a result were unable to use our platform. If our platform

 

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is unavailable when platform users attempt to access it, or if our platform does not load as quickly as platform users expect, platform users may not return to our platform as often in the future, or at all, and may use our competitors’ products or offerings more often. In addition, we have no control over the costs of the services provided by national telecommunications operators. If mobile Internet access fees or other charges to Internet users increase, consumer traffic may decrease, which may in turn cause our revenue to significantly decrease.

Our business depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of mobile communications systems. The occurrence of an unanticipated problem, such as a power outage, telecommunications delay or failure, security breach, or computer virus could result in delays or interruptions to our products, offerings, and platform, as well as business interruptions for us and platform users. Furthermore, foreign governments may leverage their ability to shut down directed services, and local governments may shut down our platform at the routing level. Any of these events could damage our reputation, significantly disrupt our operations, and subject us to liability, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results. We have invested significant resources to develop new products to mitigate the impact of potential interruptions to mobile communications systems, which can be used by consumers in territories where mobile communications systems are less efficient. However, these products may ultimately be unsuccessful.

We rely on third parties maintaining open marketplaces to distribute our platform and to provide the software we use in certain of our products and offerings. If such third parties interfere with the distribution of our products or offerings or with our use of such software, our business would be adversely affected.

Our platform relies on third parties maintaining open marketplaces, including the Apple App Store and Google Play, which make applications available for download. We cannot assure you that the marketplaces through which we distribute our platform will maintain their current structures or that such marketplaces will not charge us fees to list our applications for download. We rely upon certain third parties to provide software for our products and offerings, including Google Maps for the mapping function that is critical to the functionality of our platform. We do not believe that an alternative mapping solution exists that can provide the global functionality that we require to offer our platform in all of the markets in which we operate. We do not control all mapping functions employed by our platform or Drivers using our platform, and it is possible that such mapping functions may not be reliable. If such third parties cease to provide access to the third-party software that we and Drivers use, do not provide access to such software on terms that we believe to be attractive or reasonable, or do not provide us with the most current version of such software, we may be required to seek comparable software from other sources, which may be more expensive or inferior, or may not be available at all, any of which would adversely affect our business.

Our business depends upon the interoperability of our platform across devices, operating systems, and third-party applications that we do not control.

One of the most important features of our platform is its broad interoperability with a range of devices, operating systems, and third-party applications. Our platform is accessible from the web and from devices running various operating systems such as iOS and Android. We depend on the accessibility of our platform across these third-party operating systems and applications that we do not control. Moreover, third-party services and products are constantly evolving, and we may not be able to modify our platform to assure its compatibility with that of other third parties following development changes. The loss of interoperability, whether due to actions of third parties or otherwise, could adversely affect our business.

We rely on third parties for elements of the payment processing infrastructure underlying our platform. If these third-party elements become unavailable or unavailable on favorable terms, our business could be adversely affected.

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renew our agreements with them on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If these companies become unwilling or unable to provide these services to us on acceptable terms or at all, our business may be disrupted. For certain payment methods, including credit and debit cards, we generally pay interchange fees and other processing and gateway fees, and such fees result in significant costs. In addition, online payment providers are under continued pressure to pay increased fees to banks to process funds, and there is no assurance that such online payment providers will not pass any increased costs on to merchant partners, including us. If these fees increase over time, our operating costs will increase, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

In addition, system failures have at times prevented us from making payments to Drivers in accordance with our typical timelines and processes, and have caused substantial Driver dissatisfaction and generated a significant number of Driver complaints. Future failures of the payment processing infrastructure underlying our platform could cause Drivers to lose trust in our payment operations and could cause them to instead use our competitors’ platforms. If the quality or convenience of our payment processing infrastructure declines as a result of these limitations or for any other reason, the attractiveness of our business to Drivers, restaurants, and carriers could be adversely affected. If we are forced to migrate to other third-party payment service providers for any reason, the transition would require significant time and management resources, and may not be as effective, efficient, or well-received by platform users.

Computer malware, viruses, spamming, and phishing attacks could harm our reputation, business, and operating results.

We rely heavily on information technology systems across our operations. Our information technology systems, including mobile and online platforms and mobile payment systems, administrative functions such as human resources, payroll, accounting, and internal and external communications, and the information technology systems of our third-party business partners and service providers contain proprietary or confidential information related to business and sensitive personal data, including personally identifiable information, entrusted to us by platform users, employees, and job candidates. Computer malware, viruses, spamming, and phishing attacks have become more prevalent in our industry, have occurred on our systems in the past, and may occur on our systems in the future. Various other factors may also cause system failures, including power outages, catastrophic events, inadequate or ineffective redundancy, issues with upgrading or creating new systems or platforms, flaws in third-party software or services, errors by our employees or third-party service providers, or breaches in the security of these systems or platforms. For example, third parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees or platform users to disclose information to gain access to our data or the data of platform users. If our incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans do not resolve these issues in an effective manner, they could result in adverse impacts to our business operations and our financial results. Because of our prominence, the number of platform users, and the types and volume of personal data on our systems, we may be a particularly attractive target for such attacks. Although we have developed systems and processes that are designed to protect our data and that of platform users, and to prevent data loss, undesirable activities on our platform, and security breaches, we cannot assure you that such measures will provide absolute security. Our efforts on this front may be unsuccessful as a result of, for example, software bugs or other technical malfunctions; employee, contractor, or vendor error or malfeasance; government surveillance; or other threats that evolve, and we may incur significant costs in protecting against or remediating cyber-attacks. Any actual or perceived failure to maintain the performance, reliability, security, and availability of our products, offerings, and technical infrastructure to the satisfaction of platform users and certain regulators would likely harm our reputation and result in loss of revenue from the adverse impact to our reputation and brand, disruption to our business, and our decreased ability to attract and retain Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers.

Our platform is highly technical, and any undetected errors could adversely affect our business.

Our platform is a complex system composed of many interoperating components and incorporates software that is highly complex. Our business is dependent upon our ability to prevent system interruption on our platform.

 

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Our software, including open source software that is incorporated into our code, may now or in the future contain undetected errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities. Some errors in our software code may only be discovered after the code has been released. Bugs in our software, third-party software including open source software that is incorporated into our code, misconfigurations of our systems, and unintended interactions between systems could result in our failure to comply with certain federal, state, or foreign reporting obligations, or could cause downtime that would impact the availability of our service to platform users. We have from time to time found defects or errors in our system and may discover additional defects in the future that could result in platform unavailability or system disruption. In addition, we have experienced outages on our platform due to circumstances within our control, such as outages due to software limitations. We rely on co-located data centers for the operation of our platform. If our co-located data centers fail, our platform users may experience down time. If sustained or repeated, any of these outages could reduce the attractiveness of our platform to platform users. For example, as a result of an error with one of our routine maintenance releases in February 2018, we experienced an outage on our platform for 28 minutes, resulting in Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers being unable to log on to our platform in major cities, including Las Vegas, Atlanta, New York, and Washington D.C. In addition, our release of new software in the past has inadvertently caused, and may in the future cause, interruptions in the availability or functionality of our platform. Any errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities discovered in our code or systems after release could result in an interruption in the availability of our platform or a negative experience for Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers, and could also result in negative publicity and unfavorable media coverage, damage to our reputation, loss of platform users, loss of revenue or liability for damages, regulatory inquiries, or other proceedings, any of which could adversely affect our business and financial results.

We currently rely on a small number of third-party service providers to host a significant portion of our platform, and any interruptions or delays in services from these third parties could impair the delivery of our products and offerings and harm our business.

We use a combination of third-party cloud computing services and co-located data centers in the United States and abroad. We do not control the physical operation of any of the co-located data centers we use or the operations of our third-party service providers. These third-party operations and co-located data centers may experience break-ins, computer viruses, denial-of-service attacks, sabotage, acts of vandalism, and other misconduct. These facilities may also be vulnerable to damage or interruption from power loss, telecommunications failures, fires, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and similar events. Our systems do not provide complete redundancy of data storage or processing, and as a result, the occurrence of any such event, a decision by our third-party service providers to close our co-located data centers without adequate notice, or other unanticipated problems may result in our inability to serve data reliably or require us to migrate our data to either a new on-premise data center or cloud computing service. This could be time consuming and costly and may result in the loss of data, any of which could significantly interrupt the provision of our products and offerings and harm our reputation and brand. We may not be able to easily switch to another cloud or data center provider in the event of any disruptions or interference to the services we use, and even if we do, other cloud and data center providers are subject to the same risks. Additionally, our co-located data center facility agreements are of limited durations, and our co-located data center facilities have no obligation to renew their agreements with us on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we are unable to renew our agreements with these facilities on commercially reasonable terms, we may experience delays in the provision of our products and offerings until an agreement with another co-located data center is arranged. Interruptions in the delivery of our products and offerings may reduce our revenue, cause Drivers, restaurants, and carriers to stop offering their services through our platform, and reduce use of our platform by consumers and shippers. Our business and operating results may be harmed if current and potential Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers believe our platform is unreliable. In addition, if we are unable to scale our data storage and computational capacity sufficiently or on commercially reasonable terms, our ability to innovate and introduce new products on our platform may be delayed or compromised, which would have an adverse effect on our growth and business.

 

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Our use of third-party open source software could adversely affect our ability to offer our products and offerings and subjects us to possible litigation.

We use third-party open source software in connection with the development of our platform. From time to time, companies that use third-party open source software have faced claims challenging the use of such open source software and their compliance with the terms of the applicable open source license. We may be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open source software, or claiming non-compliance with the applicable open source licensing terms. Some open source licenses require end-users who distribute or make available across a network software and services that include open source software to make available all or part of such software, which in some circumstances could include valuable proprietary code. While we employ practices designed to monitor our compliance with the licenses of third-party open source software and protect our valuable proprietary source code, we have not run a complete open source license review and may inadvertently use third-party open source software in a manner that exposes us to claims of non-compliance with the applicable terms of such license, including claims for infringement of intellectual property rights or for breach of contract. Furthermore, there is an increasing number of open-source software license types, almost none of which have been tested in a court of law, resulting in a dearth of guidance regarding the proper legal interpretation of such licenses. If we were to receive a claim of non-compliance with the terms of any of our open source licenses, we may be required to publicly release certain portions of our proprietary source code or expend substantial time and resources to re-engineer some or all of our software.

In addition, the use of third-party open source software typically exposes us to greater risks than the use of third-party commercial software because open-source licensors generally do not provide warranties or controls on the functionality or origin of the software. Use of open source software may also present additional security risks because the public availability of such software may make it easier for hackers and other third parties to determine how to compromise our platform. Additionally, because any software source code that we contribute to open source projects becomes publicly available, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights in such software source code may be limited or lost entirely, and we would be unable to prevent our competitors or others from using such contributed software source code. Any of the foregoing could be harmful to our business, financial condition, or operating results and could help our competitors develop products and offerings that are similar to or better than ours.

We have incurred a significant amount of debt and may in the future incur additional indebtedness. Our payment obligations under such indebtedness may limit the funds available to us, and the terms of our debt agreements may restrict our flexibility in operating our business.

As of December 31, 2018, we had total outstanding indebtedness of $7.5 billion aggregate principal amount, including $1.8 billion aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 2021 Convertible Notes and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 2022 Convertible Notes. We expect the Convertible Notes will be converted into our common stock in connection with this offering. In addition, we have agreed to issue up to approximately $1.7 billion of the Careem Convertible Notes to Careem stockholders, a majority of which will be issued upon the closing of our acquisition of Careem. The Careem Convertible Notes do not bear interest and will mature 90 days after their respective dates of issuance. Subject to the limitations in the terms of our existing and future indebtedness, we and our subsidiaries may incur additional debt, secure existing or future debt, or refinance our debt. In particular, we may need to incur additional debt to finance the purchase of dockless e-bikes and e-scooters or autonomous vehicles, and such financing may not be available to us on attractive terms or at all.

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advantage of business opportunities as they arise. For example, the Careem Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of our common stock at the election of each note holder at a price of $55.00 per share. Some or all of the holders of the Careem Convertible Notes may not elect to convert their notes prior to their maturity, in which case we will be required to repay such notes in cash. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future financing will be available to us in amounts sufficient to enable us to make required and timely payments on our indebtedness, or to fund our operations. To date, we have used a substantial amount of cash for operating activities, and we cannot assure you when we will begin to generate cash from operating activities in amounts sufficient to cover our debt service obligations.

In addition, under certain of our existing debt instruments, we and certain of our subsidiaries are subject to limitations regarding our business and operations, including limitations on incurring additional indebtedness and liens, limitations on certain consolidations, mergers, and sales of assets, and restrictions on the payment of dividends or distributions. Any debt financing secured by us in the future could involve additional restrictive covenants relating to our capital-raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions or divestitures. Any default under our debt arrangements could require that we repay our loans immediately, and may limit our ability to obtain additional financing, which in turn may have an adverse effect on our cash flows and liquidity.

In addition, we are exposed to interest rate risk related to some of our indebtedness, which is discussed in greater detail under the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Qualitative and Quantitative Factors about Market Risk—Interest Rate Risk.”

We may have exposure to materially greater than anticipated tax liabilities.

The tax laws applicable to our global business activities are subject to uncertainty and can be interpreted differently by different companies. For example, we may become subject to sales tax rates in certain jurisdictions that are significantly greater than the rates we currently pay in those jurisdictions. Like many other multinational corporations, we are subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign jurisdictions and have structured our operations to reduce our effective tax rate. Currently, certain jurisdictions are investigating our compliance with tax rules. If it is determined that we are not compliant with such rules, we could owe additional taxes. Additionally, the taxing authorities of the jurisdictions in which we operate have in the past, and may in the future, examine or challenge our methodologies for valuing developed technology, which could increase our worldwide effective tax rate and harm our financial position and operating results. Furthermore, our future income taxes could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in jurisdictions that have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated in jurisdictions that have higher statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, or changes in tax laws, regulations, or accounting principles. We are subject to regular review and audit by both U.S. federal and state tax authorities, as well as foreign tax authorities, and currently face numerous audits in the United States and abroad. Any adverse outcome of such reviews and audits could have an adverse effect on our financial position and operating results. In addition, the determination of our worldwide provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities requires significant judgment by our management, and we have engaged in many transactions for which the ultimate tax determination remains uncertain. The ultimate tax outcome may differ from the amounts recorded in our financial statements and may materially affect our financial results in the period or periods for which such determination is made. Our tax positions or tax returns are subject to change, and therefore we cannot accurately predict whether we may incur material additional tax liabilities in the future, which could impact our financial position. In addition, in connection with any planned or future acquisitions, we may acquire businesses that have differing licenses and other arrangements that may be challenged by tax authorities for not being at arm’s-length or that are otherwise potentially less tax efficient than our licenses and arrangements. Any subsequent integration or continued operation of such acquired businesses may result in an increased effective tax rate in certain jurisdictions or potential indirect tax costs, which could result in us incurring additional tax liabilities or having to establish a reserve in our consolidated financial statements, and could adversely affect our financial results.

 

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Changes in global and U.S. tax legislation may adversely affect our financial condition, operating results, and cash flows.

We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. U.S. tax legislation enacted in 2017 has significantly changed the U.S. federal income taxation of U.S. corporations, including reducing the U.S. corporate income tax rate, revising the rules governing net operating losses effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, providing a transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a modified territorial system, imposing a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017, and imposing new limitations on the deductibility of interest. Many of these changes were effective immediately, without any transition periods or grandfathering for existing transactions. The legislation is unclear in many respects and could be subject to potential amendments and technical corrections, as well as interpretations and implementing regulations by the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), any of which could lessen or increase certain adverse impacts of the legislation. In addition, it is unclear how these U.S. federal income tax changes will affect state and local taxation, which often uses federal taxable income as a starting point for computing state and local tax liabilities.

We are unable to predict what global or U.S. tax reforms may be proposed or enacted in the future or what effects such future changes would have on our business. Any such changes in tax legislation, regulations, policies or practices in the jurisdictions in which we operate could increase the estimated tax liability that we have expensed to date and paid or accrued on our balance sheet; affect our financial position, future operating results, cash flows, and effective tax rates where we have operations; reduce post-tax returns to our stockholders; and increase the complexity, burden, and cost of tax compliance. We are subject to potential changes in relevant tax, accounting, and other laws, regulations, and interpretations, including changes to tax laws applicable to corporate multinationals. The governments of countries in which we operate and other governmental bodies could make unprecedented assertions about how taxation is determined in their jurisdictions that are contrary to the way in which we have interpreted and historically applied the rules and regulations described above in our income tax returns filed in such jurisdictions. New laws could significantly increase our tax obligations in the countries in which we do business or require us to change the manner in which we operate our business. As a result of the large and expanding scale of our international business activities, many of these changes to the taxation of our activities could increase our worldwide effective tax rate and harm our financial position, operating results, and cash flows.

Our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.

As of December 31, 2018, we had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes and state income tax purposes of $5.1 billion and $4.4 billion, respectively, available to offset future taxable income. If not utilized, the federal net operating loss carryforward amounts generated prior to January 1, 2018 will begin to expire in 2030, and the state net operating loss carryforward amounts will begin to expire in 2019. Realization of these net operating loss carryforwards depends on our future taxable income, and there is a risk that our existing carryforwards could expire unused and be unavailable to offset future income tax liabilities, which could materially and adversely affect our operating results. In addition, under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” generally defined as a greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year period, the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards and other pre-change tax attributes, such as research tax credits, to offset its post-change income may be limited. We may experience ownership changes in the future because of subsequent shifts in our stock ownership. As a result, if we earn net taxable income, our ability to use our pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards and other tax attributes to offset U.S. federal taxable income may be subject to limitations, which could potentially result in increased future tax liability to us.

We are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Because we conduct a significant and growing portion of our business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar but report our consolidated financial results in U.S. dollars, we face exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

 

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As exchange rates vary, revenue, cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, operating expenses, other income and expense, and assets and liabilities, when translated, may also vary materially and thus affect our overall financial results. We have not to date, but may in the future, enter into hedging arrangements to manage foreign currency translation, but such activity may not completely eliminate fluctuations in our operating results due to currency exchange rate changes. Hedging arrangements are inherently risky, and we do not have experience establishing hedging programs, which could expose us to additional risks that could adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

Our potential acquisition of Careem is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.

In March 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Careem for approximately $3.1 billion, consisting of up to approximately $1.7 billion of the Careem Convertible Notes and approximately $1.4 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. We expect the acquisition to close in January 2020. We will acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem, including liabilities associated with any data security breaches it has experienced in the past. Our acquisition of Careem is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, in particular, that we must obtain the approval of competition authorities in certain markets in which Careem operates, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain approval in any or all of these markets. The acquisition could be blocked, delayed, or subject to significant limitations or restrictions on our ability to operate in one or more markets, and we could be required to divest our or Careem’s business in one or more markets. Subsequent to the announcement of our acquisition of Careem, the Egyptian Competition Authority (“ECA”) issued a press release expressing concerns regarding the proposed acquisition.

Although Careem has agreed to a reduction of the purchase price in the event we do not receive regulatory approval in some or all of the markets in which Careem operates, any such reduction would be limited to only a portion of the value ascribed to Careem’s operations in such markets, and any such reductions in the aggregate would be capped at 15% of the total purchase price. Additionally, 10% of the total purchase price will be subject to a holdback for a limited period of time after the closing of the acquisition to satisfy any potential indemnification claims. Accordingly, we will be required to pay at least 75% of the total purchase price (including the full cash portion of the purchase price) upon the closing of the acquisition, regardless of which, if any, competition approvals we are able to obtain prior to the closing date. As a result, our acquisition of Careem will result in a significant cash expenditure and increased indebtedness, which may not be commensurate with the value of Careem’s operations that we are able to acquire upon the closing of the acquisition.

In addition, some or all of the holders of the Careem Convertible Notes may not elect to convert their notes into shares of our common stock at any time prior to their maturity 90 days after issuance, in which case we will be required to repay their notes in cash.

Pursuant to our agreement with Careem, the Careem brand and ridesharing, meal delivery, and payments apps will continue to operate in parallel with Uber’s apps following the closing of the acquisition. Careem’s Chief Executive Officer will continue to be the Chief Executive Officer of Careem and will report to an Uber-controlled board of directors. Although we will integrate certain general and administrative functions at the Uber parent level, Careem’s engineering, human resources, and operations teams will continue to operate independently and report to Careem’s Chief Executive Officer. This structure may reduce the synergies that we expect to gain from the acquisition and our brand and reputation could be impacted by any damage or reputational harm to the Careem brand.

Careem has historically shared certain user data with certain government authorities, which conflicts with our global policies regarding data use, sharing, and ownership. We expect to maintain our data use, sharing, and ownership practices for both our business and Careem’s business following the closing of the acquisition, and doing so may cause our relationships with government authorities in certain jurisdictions to suffer, and may result in such government authorities assessing significant fines or penalties against us or shutting down our or Careem’s app on either a temporary or indefinite basis.

 

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Our acquisition of Careem will also increase our risks under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and other similar laws outside the United States. After the acquisition, we plan to provide significant training to Careem’s employees, consultants, and business partners. Our existing and planned safeguards, including training and compliance programs to discourage corrupt practices by such parties, may not prove effective, and such parties may engage in conduct for which we could be held responsible.

Any of these risks and uncertainties could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.

If we are unable to identify and successfully acquire suitable businesses, our operating results and prospects could be harmed, and any businesses we acquire may not perform as expected or be effectively integrated.

As part of our business strategy, we have entered into, and expect to continue to enter into, agreements to acquire companies, form joint ventures, divest portions or aspects of our business, sell minority stakes in portions or aspects of our business, and acquire complementary companies or technologies, including divestitures in China and Southeast Asia, our Yandex.Taxi joint venture in Russia/CIS, our agreement to acquire Careem, and the potential investment by SoftBank, Toyota, and DENSO in ATG. Competition within our industry for acquisitions of businesses, technologies, and assets is intense. As such, even if we are able to identify a target for acquisition, we may not be able to complete the acquisition on commercially reasonable terms, we may not be able to receive approval from the applicable competition authorities, or such target may be acquired by another company, including one of our competitors. For example, our acquisition of Careem is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, in particular, approval from the regional competition authorities in certain markets in which Careem operates. Pursuant to the terms of our agreement with Careem, failure to obtain approval in one or more of these countries could require us to divest our or Careem’s business in that country. Moreover, the potential investment by the ATG Investors in ATG is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. For example, if the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) blocks or unwinds the ATG Collaboration Agreement or requires mitigation measures that materially and adversely affect the strategic benefits of the ATG Collaboration Agreement, SoftBank, Toyota, and DENSO will each have the right to require ATG to redeem some or all of their preferred units at a price equal to their respective initial investment amounts. Further, if CFIUS requires certain other mitigation measures to be taken by ATG, SoftBank, or Toyota that are not acceptable to the applicable party, then SoftBank or Toyota, as applicable, will have the right to transfer some or all of their preferred units to a third party, subject to a right of first refusal in our favor. CFIUS approval is not a condition to the closing of the transaction.

Further, negotiations for potential acquisitions or other transactions may result in the diversion of our management’s time and significant out-of-pocket costs. We may expend significant cash or incur substantial debt to finance such acquisitions, and such indebtedness may restrict our business or require the use of available cash to make interest and principal payments. In addition, we may finance or otherwise complete acquisitions by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, which may result in dilution to our stockholders, or if such convertible debt securities are not converted, significant cash outlays. If we fail to evaluate and execute acquisitions successfully or fail to successfully address any of these risks, our business, financial condition, and operating results may be harmed.

In addition, any businesses we may acquire (including Careem) may not perform as well as we expect. Failure to manage and successfully integrate recently acquired businesses and technologies, including managing any privacy or data security risks associated with such acquisitions, may harm our operating results and expansion prospects. The process of integrating an acquired company, business, or technology or acquired personnel into our company is subject to various risks and challenges, including:

 

   

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implementing or remediating the controls, procedures, and policies of the acquired company;

 

   

integrating the acquired business onto our systems and ensuring the acquired business meets our financial reporting requirements and timelines;

 

   

retaining and integrating acquired employees, including aligning incentives between acquired employees and existing employees, as well as managing costs associated with eliminating redundancies or transferring employees on acceptable terms with minimal business disruption;

 

   

maintaining important business relationships and contracts of the acquired business;

 

   

liability for pre-acquisition activities of the acquired company;

 

   

litigation or other claims or liabilities arising in connection with the acquired company;

 

   

impairment charges associated with goodwill, long-lived assets, investments, and other acquired intangible assets; and

 

   

other unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures.

We may not receive a favorable return on investment for prior or future business combinations, including with respect to ATG, Careem, or our minority-owned affiliates, and we cannot predict whether these acquisitions, divestitures, or investments will be accretive to the value of our common stock. If we do not obtain approval from local competition authorities in connection with our acquisition of Careem, and as a result are required to divest portions or aspects of our or Careem’s business or discontinue or limit our or Careem’s operations in certain countries, we may limit our growth and negatively affect our operating results. It is also possible that acquisitions, combinations, divestitures, joint ventures, or other strategic transactions we announce could be viewed negatively by the press, investors, platform users, or regulators, any or all of which may adversely affect our reputation and our business. Any of these factors may adversely affect our ability to consummate a transaction, our financial condition, and our operating results.

Legal and Regulatory Risks Related to Our Business

We may continue to be blocked from or limited in providing or operating our products and offerings in certain jurisdictions, and may be required to modify our business model in those jurisdictions as a result.

In certain jurisdictions, including key markets such as Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain, our ridesharing business model has been blocked, capped, or suspended, or we have been required to change our business model, due primarily to laws and significant regulatory restrictions in such jurisdictions. In some cases, we have applied for and obtained licenses or permits to operate and must continue to comply with the license or permit requirements or risk revocation. In addition, we may not be able to maintain or renew any such license or permit. For example, Transport for London (“TfL”) announced in September 2017 that it would not renew our license to operate in London because it determined that we were not fit and proper to hold an operator’s license. We appealed this decision and in June 2018, we were granted a license to operate in London on a 15-month term (instead of the usual five-year term). If we are not successful in complying with the terms of the 15-month license and, as a result, it is terminated or not renewed, we would likely appeal any such decision as we did in 2017. Any inability to operate in London, as well as the publicity concerning any such termination or non-renewal, would adversely affect our business, revenue, and operating results. We cannot predict whether the TfL decision, or future regulatory decisions or legislation in other jurisdictions, may embolden or encourage other authorities to take similar actions even where we are operating according to the terms of an existing license or permit.

Traditional taxicab and car service operators in various jurisdictions continue to lobby legislators and regulators to block our Ridesharing products or to require us to comply with regulatory, insurance, record-keeping, licensing, and other requirements to which taxicab and car services are subject. For example, in January 2019, we suspended our Ridesharing products in Barcelona after the regional government enacted

 

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regulations mandating minimum wait times before riders could be picked up by ridesharing drivers. In December 2018, New York City approved per-mile and per-minute rates, designed to target minimum hourly earnings, for drivers providing for-hire services in New York City, such as those provided by Drivers on our platform. These minimum rates took effect in February 2019. We are still working through adjustments to be made with respect to rider promotions, driver supply, and other aspects of our business in response to these regulations; however, these regulations had a negative impact on our financial performance in New York City in the first quarter of 2019 and may have a similar adverse impact in the future. In August 2018, the New York City Council voted to approve various measures to further regulate our business, including driver earning rules, licensing requirements, and a one-year freeze on new for-hire vehicle licenses for ridesharing services like those enabled via our platform, while the city studies whether a permanent freeze would help reduce congestion. Additionally, members of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco recently proposed imposing a surcharge on ridesharing trips in San Francisco, and a ballot measure to enact this surcharge may be introduced in 2019. In addition, other jurisdictions such as Seattle have in the past considered or may consider regulations which would implement minimum wage requirements or permit drivers to negotiate for minimum wages while providing services on our platform. Similar legislative or regulatory initiatives are being considered or have been enacted in countries outside the United States. If other jurisdictions impose similar regulations, our business growth could be adversely affected.

In certain jurisdictions, we are subject to national, state, local, or municipal laws and regulations that are ambiguous in their application or enforcement or that we believe are invalid or inapplicable. In such jurisdictions, we may be subject to regulatory fines and proceedings and, in certain cases, may be required to cease operations altogether if we continue to operate our business as currently conducted, unless and until such laws and regulations are reformed to clarify that our business operations are fully compliant. In certain of these jurisdictions, we continue to provide our products and offerings while we assess the applicability of these laws and regulations to our products and offerings or while we seek regulatory or policy changes to address concerns with respect to our ability to comply with these laws and regulations. Our decision to continue operating in these instances has come under investigation or has otherwise been subject to scrutiny by government authorities. Our continuation of this practice and other past practices may result in fines or other penalties against us and Drivers imposed by local regulators, potentially increasing the risk that our licenses or permits that are necessary to operate in such jurisdictions will not be renewed. Such fines and penalties have in the past been, and may in the future continue to be, imposed solely on Drivers, which may cause Drivers to stop providing services on our platform. In many instances, we make the business decision as a gesture of goodwill to pay the fines on behalf of Drivers or to pay Drivers’ defense costs, which, in the aggregate, can be in the millions of dollars. Furthermore, such business practices may also result in negative press coverage, which may discourage Drivers and consumers from using our platform and could adversely affect our revenue. In addition, we face regulatory obstacles, including those lobbied for by our competitors or from local governments globally, that have favored and may continue to favor local or incumbent competitors, including obstacles for potential Drivers seeking to obtain required licenses or vehicle certifications. We have incurred, and expect that we will continue to incur, significant costs in defending our right to operate in accordance with our business model in many jurisdictions. To the extent that efforts to block or limit our operations are successful, or we or Drivers are required to comply with regulatory and other requirements applicable to taxicab and car services, our revenue and growth would be adversely affected.

Our business is subject to numerous legal and regulatory risks that could have an adverse impact on our business and future prospects.

Our platform is available in over 700 cities across 63 countries. We are subject to differing, and sometimes conflicting, laws and regulations in the various jurisdictions in which we provide our offerings. A large number of proposals are before various national, regional, and local legislative bodies and regulatory entities, both within the United States and in foreign jurisdictions, regarding issues related to our business model. Certain proposals, if adopted, could significantly and materially harm our business, financial condition, and operating results by restricting or limiting how we operate our business, increasing our operating costs, and decreasing our number of platform users. We cannot predict whether or when such proposals may be adopted.

 

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Further, existing or new laws and regulations could expose us to substantial liability, including significant expenses necessary to comply with such laws and regulations, and could dampen the growth and usage of our platform. For example, as we expand our offerings in new areas, such as non-emergency medical transportation, we may be subject to additional healthcare-related federal and state laws and regulations. Additionally, because our offerings are frequently first-to-market in the jurisdictions in which we operate, several local jurisdictions have passed, and we expect additional jurisdictions to pass, laws and regulations that limit or block our ability to offer our products to Drivers and consumers in those jurisdictions, thereby impeding overall use of our platform. We are actively challenging some of these laws and regulations and are lobbying other jurisdictions to oppose similar restrictions on our business, especially our ridesharing services. Further, because a substantial portion of our business involves vehicles that run on fossil fuels, laws, regulations, or governmental actions seeking to curb air pollution or emissions may impact our business. For example, in response to London’s efforts to cut emissions and improve air quality in the city (including the institution of a toxicity charge for polluting vehicles in the city center congestion zone and the introduction of an “Ultra Low Emissions Zone” that went into effect in April 2019), we have added a clean-air fee of 15 pence per mile to each trip on our platform in London, and plan to help Drivers on our platform fully transition to electric vehicles by 2025. Additionally, proposed ridesharing regulations in Egypt may require us to share certain personal data with government authorities to operate our app, which we may not be willing to provide. Our failure to share such data in accordance with these regulations may result in government authorities assessing significant fines or penalties against us or shutting down our or (after the acquisition) Careem’s app in Egypt on either a temporary or indefinite basis.

Additionally, the United Kingdom held a referendum on June 23, 2016, to determine whether the United Kingdom should leave the European Union (“EU”) or remain as a member state, the outcome of which was in favor of leaving the EU, which is commonly referred to as Brexit. Lack of clarity about future U.K. laws and regulations as the United Kingdom determines which EU rules and regulations to replace or replicate in the event of a withdrawal, including financial laws and regulations (including relating to payment processing), tax and free trade agreements, intellectual property rights, supply chain logistics, environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, immigration laws, and employment laws, could decrease foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom, increase costs, depress economic activity, and restrict access to capital.

In addition, we are currently involved in litigation in a number of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We initiated some of these legal challenges to contest the application of certain laws and regulations to our business. Others have been brought by taxicab owners, local regulators, local law enforcement, and platform users, including Drivers and consumers. These include individual, multiple plaintiff, and putative class and class action claims for alleged violation of laws related to, among other things, transportation, competition, advertising, consumer protection, fee calculations, personal injuries, privacy, intellectual property, product liability, discrimination, safety, and employment. These legislative and regulatory proceedings, allegations, and lawsuits are expensive and time consuming to defend, and, if resolved adversely to us, could result in financial damages or penalties, including criminal penalties, incarceration, and sanctions for individuals employed by us or parties with whom we contract, which could harm our ability to operate our business as planned in one or more of the jurisdictions in which we operate, which could adversely affect our business, revenue, and operating results.

We may face legal risks specific to our new dockless e-bike and e-scooter products, including those that result from quality problems that may arise with our hardware products, which may result in product recalls, litigation, enforcement actions, or regulatory proceedings, and could adversely affect our business, brand, financial condition, and results of operations.

As we expand our Personal Mobility offering to include dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, we expect to become subject to additional risks distinct from those relating to our Ridesharing products and our meal delivery and logistics offerings. Consumers may not be technically proficient in using dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, and they may not know to wear, or intentionally choose not to wear, protective equipment designed to enhance the safety of these products, including helmets. User error, together with the failure to use protective equipment, increases the risk of injuries or death while using these products. Non-compliance with standard traffic laws, as well as urban

 

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hazards such as unpaved or uneven roadways, increases the risk and severity of potential injuries. In addition, we offer our dockless e-bike and e-scooter products predominantly in metropolitan areas, where consumers using dockless e-bikes and e-scooters need to share, navigate, and at times contend with narrow and heavily congested roads occupied by cars, buses and light rail, especially during “rush” hours, all of which heighten the potential of injuries or death. Although we advise platform users of local requirements, including applicable helmet laws, and offer promotional codes for and occasionally give away helmets during promotions or in accordance with local regulations, we do not otherwise provide protective equipment to consumers using our dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. Further, dockless e-bike and e-scooter maintenance, whether performed or facilitated by us, is difficult to ensure, and improper maintenance could lead to serious rider injury or death. Consumers using dockless e-bikes or e-scooters face a more severe level of injury in the event of a collision than that faced while riding in a vehicle, given the less sophisticated, and in some cases absent, passive protection systems on dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. As such, our dockless e-bike and e-scooter products expose us to increased liability.

Additionally, we rely on third parties to manufacture our dockless e-bikes and e-scooters and their component parts. We have experienced, and may in the future experience, issues with our dockless e-bikes and e-scooters that may lead to product liability, personal injury or death, or property damage claims. In response, we have taken action to replace, modify, increase maintenance frequency, or limit the use of such products, and may need to do so in the future. Such issues may also lead to recalls, market withdrawals, or regulatory actions by governmental authorities. Any of these events could result in increased governmental and regulatory scrutiny, harm to our reputation, significant financial costs, reduced demand from consumers for our products, and additional safety and testing requirements. For example, we have previously replaced rechargeable batteries for dockless e-bikes that did not meet performance expectations under certain conditions, which led to significant replacement costs and launch delays. The occurrence of real or perceived quality problems or material defects in our current or future dockless e-bikes or e-scooters could result in negative publicity, market withdrawals, regulatory proceedings, enforcement actions, or lawsuits filed against us, particularly if consumers are injured. Even if injuries to consumers are not the result of any defects in or the failure to properly maintain or repair our products, we may incur expenses to defend or settle any claims and our brand and reputation may be harmed.

Our dockless e-bikes and e-scooters are currently subject to operating restrictions or caps in certain cities and municipalities.

Most jurisdictions in which we provide our dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, including Santa Monica and Austin, limit the aggregate number of dockless e-bikes or e-scooters that we may provide in a given jurisdiction. In other jurisdictions, such as Fort Lauderdale, we have failed to secure permits to offer dockless e-bikes or e-scooters, which allows our competitors to operate in those markets while we cannot. In addition, many jurisdictions have not yet authorized dockless e-bike or e-scooter operations, which in some cases has limited our ability to expand our operations. In many major metropolitan areas, such as New York City, governmental bodies have entered into exclusive contracts for docked e-bike services in certain portions of the city, including Manhattan, and those jurisdictions may interpret such exclusive deals to prohibit dockless e-bikes provided by other operators. We face a combination of these limitations in certain cities, including San Francisco, where the number of dockless e-bikes we can offer is subject to a cap, where we failed to obtain one of two permits for a limited scooter pilot program, and where our exclusive license to operate dockless e-bikes will expire at the end of 2019, and in Madrid, where the city provided permits to more than fifteen companies, with each company subject to a cap. Our inability to expand our dockless e-bikes and e-scooters could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.

Changes in, or failure to comply with, competition laws could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or operating results.

Competition authorities closely scrutinize us under U.S. and foreign antitrust and competition laws. An increasing number of governments are enforcing competition laws and are doing so with increased scrutiny, including governments in large markets such as the EU, the United States, Brazil, and India, particularly

 

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surrounding issues of predatory pricing, price-fixing, and abuse of market power. Many of these jurisdictions also allow competitors or consumers to assert claims of anti-competitive conduct. For example, complaints have been filed in several jurisdictions, including in the United States and India, alleging that our prices are too high (surge pricing) or too low (discounts or predatory pricing), or both. In December 2018, a purported assignee of Sidecar, an early competitor in the ridesharing business, filed a lawsuit against us asserting claims under both federal and California law based on allegations that we engaged in anti-competitive conduct. If one jurisdiction imposes or proposes to impose new requirements or restrictions on our business, other jurisdictions may follow. Further, any new requirements or restrictions, or proposed requirements or restrictions, could result in adverse publicity or fines, whether or not valid or subject to appeal.

In addition, governmental agencies and regulators may, among other things, prohibit future acquisitions, divestitures, or combinations we plan to make, impose significant fines or penalties, require divestiture of certain of our assets, or impose other restrictions that limit or require us to modify our operations, including limitations on our contractual relationships with platform users or restrictions on our pricing models. For example, our acquisition of Careem is subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities in certain markets in which Careem operates, and failure to obtain approval in one or more of these markets could require us to divest our or Careem’s business in those markets. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain competition authority approval in any or all of these markets. Additionally, in connection with our transaction with Grab, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore concluded that such transaction was a violation of local competition laws and imposed fines and restrictions on both us and Grab; similarly, the Philippine Competition Commission approved our transaction with Grab subject to remedial measures and imposed fines relating to our and Grab’s compliance with the commission’s interim order. Furthermore, the review of our sale of our China operations to Didi in August 2016 by the Chinese authorities (the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, now a part of the State Administration for Market Regulations) is still ongoing, and it is not clear how or when that proceeding will be resolved. Such rulings may alter the way in which we do business and, therefore, may continue to increase our costs or liabilities or reduce demand for our platform, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or operating results.

Our business is subject to extensive government regulation and oversight relating to the provision of payment and financial services.

Most jurisdictions in which we operate have laws that govern payment and financial services activities. Regulators in certain jurisdictions may determine that certain aspects of our business are subject to these laws and could require us to obtain licenses to continue to operate in such jurisdictions. Our subsidiary in the Netherlands, Uber Payments B.V., is registered and authorized by its competent authority, De Nederlandsche Bank, as an electronic money institution. This authorization permits Uber Payments B.V. to provide payment services (including acquiring and executing payment transactions and money remittances, as referred to in the Revised Payment Services Directive (2015/2366/EU)) and to issue electronic money in the Netherlands. In addition, Uber Payments B.V. has notified De Nederlandsche Bank that it will provide such services on a cross-border passport basis into other countries within the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). We continue to critically evaluate our options for seeking additional licenses and approvals in several other jurisdictions to optimize our payment solutions and support the future growth of our business. We could be denied such licenses, have existing licenses revoked, or be required to make significant changes to our business operations before being granted such licenses. For example, it is prohibited for persons to hold, acquire, or increase a “qualifying holding” in an electronic money institution with a corporate seat in the Netherlands, such as Uber Payments B.V., prior to receiving a declaration of no objection (“DNO”) from De Nederlandsche Bank. A “qualifying holding” is a direct or indirect holding of 10% or more of the issued share capital of an electronic money institution, the ability to exercise directly or indirectly 10% or more of the voting rights in an electronic money institution, or the ability to exercise directly or indirectly a similar influence over an electronic money institution. We cannot guarantee that a person intending to hold, acquire, or increase a qualifying holding in us will receive a DNO in the future, and a failure of such person to receive a DNO could expose that person to financial regulatory enforcement action in the Netherlands and could cause our electronic money institution license to be negatively

 

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impacted or revoked. If we are denied payment or other financial licenses or such licenses are revoked, we could be forced to cease or limit business operations in certain jurisdictions, including in the EEA, and even if we are able to obtain such licenses, we could be subject to fines or other enforcement action, or stripped of such licenses, if we are found to violate the requirements of such licenses. In some countries, it is not clear whether we are required to be licensed as a payment services provider where we rely on local payment providers to disburse payments. Were local regulators to determine that such arrangements require us to be so licensed, such regulators may block payments to Drivers, restaurants, shippers or carriers. Such regulatory actions, or the need to obtain regulatory approvals, could impose significant costs and involve substantial delay in payments we make in certain local markets, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or operating results.

Beginning in September 2019, payments made by platform users with payment accounts in the EEA for services provided through our platform will be subject to Strong Customer Authentication (“SCA”) regulatory requirements. In many cases, SCA will require a platform user to engage in additional steps to authenticate each payment transaction. These additional authentication requirements may make our platform user experience in the EEA substantially less convenient, and such loss of convenience could meaningfully reduce the frequency with which platform users use our platform or could cause some platform users to stop using our platform entirely, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects. Further, once SCA is implemented, many payment transactions on our platform may fail to be authenticated due to platform users not completing all necessary authentication steps. Thus, in some cases, we may not receive payment from consumers in advance of paying Drivers for services received by those users. A substantial increase in the frequency with which we make Driver payments without having received corresponding payments from consumers could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.

In addition, laws related to money transmission and online payments are evolving, and changes in such laws could affect our ability to provide payment processing on our platform in the same form and on the same terms as we have historically, or at all. For example, changes to our business in Europe, combined with changes to the EU Payment Services Directive, caused aspects of our payment operations in the EEA to fall within the scope of European payments regulation. As a result, one of our subsidiaries, Uber Payments B.V., is directly subject to financial services regulations (including those relating to anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctioned or prohibited persons) in the Netherlands and in other countries in the EEA where it conducts business. In addition, as we evolve our business or make changes to our business structure, we may be subject to additional laws or requirements related to money transmission, online payments, and financial regulation. These laws govern, among other things, money transmission, prepaid access instruments, electronic funds transfers, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, banking, systemic integrity risk assessments, cyber-security of payment processes, and import and export restrictions. Our business operations, including our payments to Drivers and restaurants, may not always comply with these financial laws and regulations. Historical or future non-compliance with these laws or regulations could result in significant criminal and civil lawsuits, penalties, forfeiture of significant assets, or other enforcement actions. Costs associated with fines and enforcement actions, as well as reputational harm, changes in compliance requirements, or limits on our ability to expand our product offerings, could harm our business.

Further, our payment system is susceptible to illegal and improper uses, including money laundering, terrorist financing, fraudulent sales of goods or services, and payments to sanctioned parties. We have invested and will need to continue to invest substantial resources to comply with applicable anti-money laundering and sanctions laws, and in the EEA to conduct appropriate risk assessments and implement appropriate controls as a regulated financial service provider. Government authorities may seek to bring legal action against us if our payment system is used for improper or illegal purposes or if our enterprise risk management or controls in the EEA are not adequately assessed, updated, or implemented, and any such action could result in financial or reputational harm to our business.

 

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We currently are subject to a number of inquiries, investigations, and requests for information from the DOJ and other U.S. and foreign government agencies, the adverse outcomes of which could harm our business.

We are the subject of DOJ criminal inquiries and investigations, as well as related civil enforcement inquiries and investigations by other government agencies in the United States and abroad. Those inquiries and investigations cover a broad range of matters, including our data designation and document retention policies related to the 2016 Breach, which involved the breach of certain archived consumer data hosted on a cloud-based service that outside actors accessed and downloaded. We have in the past and may in the future settle claims related to such matters. For example, in September 2018, after investigations and various lawsuits relating to the 2016 Breach, we settled with the Attorneys General of all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia through stipulated judgments and payment in an aggregate amount of $148 million related to our failure to report the incident for approximately one year. In April 2018, we entered into a consent decree that lasts through 2038 covering the 2014 Breach and the 2016 Breach with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), which the FTC Commissioners approved in October 2018. In November 2018, U.K. and Dutch regulators imposed fines totaling approximately $1.2 million related to the 2016 Breach. The 2016 Breach may lead to additional costly and time-consuming regulatory investigations and litigation from other government entities, as well as potentially material fines and penalties imposed by other U.S. and international regulators. We are also subject to inquiries and or investigations by various government authorities related to, among other matters, the use of a tool to limit the vehicle views available to regulatory enforcement authorities (known as Greyball), alleged deceptive business practices and fraud, the use of alleged inappropriate means to obtain a rape victim’s medical records, and our disclosures to certain investors. Investigations and enforcement actions from such entities, as well as continued negative publicity and an erosion of current and prospective platform users’ trust, could severely disrupt our business.

We are also subject to inquiries and investigations by government agencies related to certain transactions we have entered into in the United States and other countries. For example, in connection with the Grab transaction, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore concluded that the transaction violated local competition laws and imposed fines and restrictions on both us and Grab, including a requirement that Grab cannot require drivers to drive exclusively on its platform, a prohibition on “excessive price surges,” and protections for driver commission rates. In addition, the Philippine Competition Commission approved the transaction subject to similar restrictions, including a cap on maximum allowable fares and a requirement that Grab cannot require drivers to drive exclusively on its platform, and imposed fines relating to our and Grab’s non-compliance with its interim measures order during the pendency of the commission’s antitrust review.

These government inquiries and investigations are time-consuming and require a great deal of financial resources and attention from us and our senior management. If any of these matters are resolved adversely to us, we may be subject to additional fines, penalties, and other sanctions, and could be forced to change our business practices substantially in the relevant jurisdictions. Any such determinations could also result in significant adverse publicity or additional reputational harm, and could result in or complicate other inquiries, investigations, or lawsuits from other regulators in future merger control or conduct investigations. Any of these developments could result in material financial damages, operational restrictions, and harm our business.

We face risks related to our collection, use, transfer, disclosure, and other processing of data, which could result in investigations, inquiries, litigation, fines, legislative, and regulatory action, and negative press about our privacy and data protection practices.

The nature of our business exposes us to claims, including civil lawsuits in the United States such as those related to the 2014 Breach and the 2016 Breach. These and any future data breaches could result in violation of applicable U.S. and international privacy, data protection, and other laws. Such violations subject us to individual or consumer class action litigation as well as governmental investigations and proceedings by federal, state, and local regulatory entities in the United States and internationally, resulting in exposure to material civil or criminal liability. Our data security and privacy practices have been the subject of inquiries from government agencies and regulators. In April 2018, we entered into an FTC consent decree pursuant to which we agreed, among other

 

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things, to implement a comprehensive privacy program, undergo biannual third-party audits, and not misrepresent how we protect consumer information through 2038. In October 2018, the FTC approved the final settlement, which exposes us to penalties for future failure to report security incidents. In November 2018, U.K. and Dutch regulators imposed fines totaling approximately $1.2 million. We have also entered into settlement agreements with numerous state enforcement agencies. In January 2016, we entered into a settlement with the Office of the New York State Attorney General under which we agreed to enhance our data security practices. In September 2018, we entered into stipulated judgments with the state attorneys general of all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia relating to the 2016 Breach, which involved payment of $148 million and assurances that we would enhance our data security and privacy practices. Failure to comply with these and other orders could result in substantial fines, enforcement actions, injunctive relief, and other penalties that may be costly or that may impact our business. We may also assume liabilities for breaches experienced by the companies we acquire as we expand our operations. For example, in April 2018, Careem publicly disclosed and notified relevant regulatory authorities that it had been subject to a data security breach that allowed access to certain personal information of riders and drivers on its platform as of January 14, 2018. If Careem becomes subject to liability as a result of this or other data security breaches or if we (following the completion of our acquisition of Careem) fail to remediate this or any other data security breach that Careem or we experience, we may face harm to our brand, business disruption, and significant liabilities. Our general liability insurance and corporate risk program may not cover all potential claims to which we are exposed and may not be adequate to indemnify us for the full extent of our potential liabilities.

This risk is enhanced in certain jurisdictions with stringent data privacy laws and, as we expand our products, offerings, and operations domestically and internationally, we may become subject to amended or additional laws that impose substantial additional obligations related to data privacy. The EU adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in 2016, and it became effective in May 2018. The GDPR applies extraterritorially and imposes stringent requirements for controllers and processors of personal data. Such requirements include higher consent standards to process personal data, robust disclosures regarding the use of personal data, strengthened individual data rights, data breach requirements, limitations on data retention, strengthened requirements for special categories of personal data and pseudonymised (i.e., key-coded) data, and additional obligations for contracting with service providers that may process personal data. The GDPR further provides that EU member states may institute additional laws and regulations impacting the processing of personal data, including (i) special categories of personal data (e.g., racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, and religious or philosophical beliefs) and (ii) profiling of individuals and automated individual decision-making. Such additional laws and regulations could limit our ability to use and share personal or other data, thereby increasing our costs and harming our business and financial condition. Non-compliance with the GDPR (including any non-compliance by any acquired business such as Careem) is subject to significant penalties, including fines of up to the greater of €20 million or 4% of total worldwide revenue, and injunctions against the processing of personal data. Other jurisdictions outside the EU are similarly introducing or enhancing privacy and data security laws, rules, and regulations, which could increase our compliance costs and the risks associated with non-compliance. For example, California recently adopted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which provides new data privacy rights for consumers and new operational requirements for businesses. The CCPA includes a statutory damages framework and private rights of action against businesses that fail to comply with certain CCPA terms or implement reasonable security procedures and practices to prevent data breaches. The CCPA goes into effect in January 2020.

Additionally, we are subject to laws, rules, and regulations regarding cross-border transfers of personal data, including laws relating to transfer of personal data outside the EEA. We rely on transfer mechanisms permitted under these laws, including the EU Standard Contract Clauses. Such mechanisms have recently received heightened regulatory and judicial scrutiny. If we cannot rely on existing mechanisms for transferring personal data from the EEA, the United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions, we may be unable to transfer personal data of Drivers, consumers, or employees in those regions. In addition, we may be required to disclose personal data pursuant to demands from government agencies, including from state and city regulators as a requirement for obtaining or maintaining a license or otherwise, from law enforcement agencies, and from intelligence agencies.

 

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This disclosure may result in a failure or perceived failure by us to comply with privacy and data protection policies, notices, laws, rules, and regulations, could result in proceedings or actions against us in the same or other jurisdictions, and could have an adverse impact on our reputation and brand. In addition, Careem has historically shared certain user data with certain government authorities, which conflicts with our global policies regarding data use, sharing, and ownership. We expect to maintain our data use, sharing, and ownership practices for both our business and Careem’s business following the closing of the acquisition, and doing so may cause our relationship with government authorities in certain jurisdictions to suffer, and may result in such government authorities assessing significant fines or penalties against us or shutting down our or Careem’s app on either a temporary or indefinite basis. Further, if any jurisdiction in which we operate changes its laws, rules, or regulations relating to data residency or local computation such that we are unable to comply in a timely manner or at all, we may risk losing our rights to operate in such jurisdictions. This could adversely affect the manner in which we provide our products and offerings and thus materially affect our operations and financial results.

Such data protection laws, rules, and regulations are complex and their interpretation is rapidly evolving, making implementation and enforcement, and thus compliance requirements, ambiguous, uncertain, and potentially inconsistent. Compliance with such laws may require changes to our data collection, use, transfer, disclosure, and other processing and certain other related business practices and may thereby increase compliance costs. Additionally, any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with privacy and data protection policies, notices, laws, rules, and regulations could result in proceedings or actions against us by individuals, consumer rights groups, governmental entities or agencies, or others. We could incur significant costs investigating and defending such claims and, if found liable, significant damages. Further, these proceedings and any subsequent adverse outcomes may subject us to significant penalties and negative publicity. If any of these events were to occur, our business and financial results could be significantly disrupted and adversely affected.

Adverse litigation judgments or settlements resulting from legal proceedings in which we may be involved could expose us to monetary damages or limit our ability to operate our business.

We have in the past been, are currently, and may in the future become, involved in private actions, collective actions, investigations, and various other legal proceedings by Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, employees, commercial partners, competitors or, government agencies, among others. We are subject to litigation relating to various matters including Driver classification, Drivers’ tips and taxes, the Americans with Disabilities Act, antitrust, intellectual property infringement, data privacy, unfair competition, workplace culture, safety practices, and employment and human resources practices. The results of any such litigation, investigations, and legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and expensive. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, costly, and harmful to our reputation, and could require significant amounts of management time and corporate resources. If any of these legal proceedings were to be determined adversely to us, or we were to enter into a settlement arrangement, we could be exposed to monetary damages or be forced to change the way in which we operate our business, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.

In addition, we regularly include arbitration provisions in our terms of service with end-users. These provisions are intended to streamline the litigation process for all parties involved, as arbitration can in some cases be faster and less costly than litigating disputes in state or federal court. However, arbitration may become more costly for us, or the volume of arbitrations may increase and become burdensome. Further, the use of arbitration provisions may subject us to certain risks to our reputation and brand, as these provisions have been the subject of increasing public scrutiny. To minimize these risks, we may voluntarily limit our use of arbitration provisions, or we may be required to do so, in any legal or regulatory proceeding, either of which could increase our litigation costs and exposure in respect of such proceedings. For example, effective May 15, 2018, we ended mandatory arbitration of sexual misconduct claims by platform users and employees.

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provisions could be subject to challenge or may need to be revised to exempt certain categories of protection. If our arbitration agreements were found to be unenforceable, in whole or in part, or specific claims were required to be exempted from arbitration, we could experience an increase in our litigation costs and the time involved in resolving such disputes, and we could face increased exposure to potentially costly lawsuits, each of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.

We have operations in countries known to experience high levels of corruption and are currently subject to inquiries, investigations, and requests for information with respect to our compliance with a number of anti-corruption laws to which we are subject.

We have operations in, and have business relationships with, entities in countries known to experience high levels of corruption. We are subject to the FCPA and other similar laws outside the United States that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments, their officials, and political parties for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. U.S. and non-U.S. regulators alike continue to focus on the enforcement of these laws, and we may be subject to additional compliance requirements to identify criminal activity and payments to sanctioned parties. Our activities in certain countries with high levels of corruption enhance the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers or carriers, employees, consultants, or business partners in violation of various anti-corruption laws, including the FCPA, even though the actions of these parties are often outside our control. Our acquisition of Careem may further enhance this risk because users of Careem’s platform and Careem’s employees, consultants, and business partners may not be familiar with, or currently subject to, these anti-corruption laws. After the acquisition, we plan to provide significant training to Careem’s employees, consultants, and business partners. However, our existing and future safeguards, including training and compliance programs to discourage these practices by such parties, may not prove effective, and such parties may engage in conduct for which we could be held responsible. Additional compliance requirements may compel us to revise or expand our compliance program, including the procedures we use to verify the identity of platform users and monitor international and domestic transactions. We received requests from the DOJ in May 2017 and August 2017 with respect to an investigation into allegations of small payments to police in Indonesia and other potential improper payments in other countries in which we operate or have operated, including Malaysia, China, and India. The investigation is ongoing, and we are cooperating with the DOJ. If we are determined to have violated the FCPA or similar laws, we may be subject to criminal sanctions and other liabilities, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

Drivers may become subject to increased licensing requirements, and we may be required to obtain additional licenses or cap the number of Drivers using our platform.

Many Drivers currently are not required to obtain a commercial taxi or livery license in their respective jurisdictions. However, numerous jurisdictions in which we operate have conducted investigations or taken action to enforce existing licensing rules, including markets within Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, and many others, including countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, have adopted or proposed new laws or regulations that require Drivers to be licensed with local authorities or require us or our subsidiaries to be licensed as a transportation company. Local regulations requiring the licensing of us or Drivers may adversely affect our ability to scale our business and operations. In addition, it is possible that various jurisdictions could impose caps on the number of licensed Drivers or vehicles with whom we may partner or impose limitations on the maximum number of hours a Driver may work, similar to recent regulations that were adopted in Spain and New York City, which have temporarily frozen new vehicle licenses for Drivers using platforms like ours. If we or Drivers become subject to such caps, limitations, or licensing requirements, our business and growth prospects would be adversely impacted.

We may be subject to liability for the means we use to attract and onboard Drivers.

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regulators, or individual plaintiffs. For example, putative class actions have been filed by individual plaintiffs against us for alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, alleging, among other things, that plaintiffs received text messages from us regarding our Driver program without their consent or after indicating to us they no longer wished to receive such text messages. In addition, in early 2017, we settled an investigation by the FTC into statements we made regarding potential Driver earnings and third-party vehicle leasing and financing programs. In connection with this matter, we agreed, among other things, to pay $20 million to the FTC for Driver redress. These lawsuits are expensive and time consuming to defend, and, if resolved adversely to us, could result in material financial damages and penalties, costly adjustments to our business practices, and negative publicity. In addition, we could incur substantial expense and possible loss of revenue if competitors file additional lawsuits or other claims challenging these practices.

Our business depends heavily on insurance coverage for Drivers and on other types of insurance for additional risks related to our business. If insurance carriers change the terms of such insurance in a manner not favorable to Drivers or to us, if we are required to purchase additional insurance for other aspects of our business, or if we fail to comply with regulations governing insurance coverage, our business could be harmed.

We use a combination of third-party insurance and self-insurance mechanisms, including a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. Insurance related to our Ridesharing products may include third-party automobile, automobile comprehensive and collision, physical damage, and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. We require Drivers to carry automobile insurance in most countries, and in many cases we also maintain insurance on behalf of Drivers. We rely on a limited number of ridesharing insurance providers, particularly internationally, and should such providers discontinue or increase the cost of coverage, we cannot guarantee that we would be able to secure replacement coverage on reasonable terms or at all. In addition to insurance related to our Ridesharing products, we maintain other automobile insurance coverage for owned vehicles and employee activity, as well as insurance coverage for non-automotive corporate risks including general liability, workers’ compensation, property, cyber liability, and director and officers’ liability. If our insurance carriers change the terms of our policies in a manner not favorable to us or Drivers, our insurance costs could increase. The cost of insurance that we maintain on behalf of Drivers is higher in the United States and Canada than in other geographies. Further, if the insurance coverage we maintain is not adequate to cover losses that occur, we could be liable for significant additional costs.

In addition, we and our captive insurance subsidiary are party to certain reinsurance and indemnification arrangements that transfer a significant portion of the risk from the insurance provider to us or our captive insurance subsidiary, which could require us to pay out material amounts that may be in excess of our insurance reserves, resulting in harm to our financial condition. Our insurance reserves account for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for risks retained by us through our captive insurance subsidiary and other risk retention mechanisms. Such amounts are based on actuarial estimates, historical claim information, and industry data. While management believes that these reserve amounts are adequate, the ultimate liability could be in excess of our reserves.

We may be subject to claims of significant liability based on traffic accidents, injuries, or other incidents that are claimed to have been caused by Drivers who use our platform, even when those Drivers are not actively using our platform or when an individual impersonates a Driver. As we expand to include more offerings on our platform, our insurance needs will likely extend to those additional offerings, including Uber Freight, autonomous vehicles, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. As a result, our automobile liability and general liability insurance policies may not cover all potential claims related to traffic accidents, injuries, or other incidents that are claimed to have been caused by Drivers who use our platform, and may not be adequate to indemnify us for all liability that we could face. Even if these claims do not result in liability, we could incur significant costs in investigating and defending against them. If we are subject to claims of liability relating to the acts of Drivers or others using our platform, we may be subject to negative publicity and incur additional expenses, which could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.

 

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In addition, we are subject to local laws, rules, and regulations relating to insurance coverage which could result in proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others. Legislation has been passed in many U.S. jurisdictions that codifies these insurance requirements with respect to ridesharing. Additional legislation has been proposed in other jurisdictions that seeks to codify or change insurance requirements with respect to ridesharing. Further, various municipalities have imposed or are considering legislation mandating certain levels of insurance for dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, and service providers and business customers of Uber Freight and Uber for Business may require higher levels of coverage as a condition to entering into certain key contracts with us. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with local laws, rules, and regulations or contractual obligations relating to insurance coverage could result in proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others. These lawsuits, proceedings, or actions may subject us to significant penalties and negative publicity, require us to increase our insurance coverage, require us to amend our insurance policy disclosure, increase our costs, and disrupt our business.

We may be subject to pricing regulations, as well as related litigation or regulatory inquiries.

Our revenue is dependent on the pricing model we use to calculate consumer fares and Driver earnings. Our pricing model, including dynamic pricing, has been, and will likely continue to be, challenged, banned, limited in emergencies, and capped in certain jurisdictions. For example, in 2016, following the filing of a petition in the Delhi High Court relating to surge pricing, we agreed to not calculate consumer fares in excess of the maximum government-mandated fares in New Delhi, India. Further, in 2018, Honolulu, Hawaii became the first U.S. city to pass legislation to cap surge pricing if increased rates exceed the maximum fare set by the city. Additional regulation of our pricing model could increase our operating costs and adversely affect our business. Furthermore, our pricing model has been the subject of litigation and regulatory inquiries related to, among other things, the calculation of and statements regarding consumer fares and Driver earnings (including rates, fees, surcharges, and tolls), as well as the use of surge pricing during emergencies and natural disasters. As a result, we may be forced to change our pricing model in certain jurisdictions, which could harm our revenue or result in a sub-optimal tax structure.

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, or if third parties are successful in claiming that we are misappropriating the intellectual property of others, we may incur significant expense and our business may be adversely affected.

Our intellectual property includes the content of our website, mobile applications, registered domain names, software code, firmware, hardware and hardware designs, registered and unregistered trademarks, trademark applications, copyrights, trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable), patents, and patent applications. We believe that our intellectual property is essential to our business and affords us a competitive advantage in the markets in which we operate. If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, our brand and reputation may be harmed, Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers could devalue our products and offerings, and our ability to compete effectively may be impaired.

To protect our intellectual property, we rely on a combination of copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws, contractual provisions, end-user policies, and disclosure restrictions. Upon discovery of potential infringement of our intellectual property, we promptly take action to protect our rights as appropriate. We also enter into confidentiality agreements and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and seek to control access to, and distribution of, our proprietary information in a commercially prudent manner. The efforts we have taken to protect our intellectual property may not be sufficient or effective. For example, effective intellectual property protection may not be available in every country in which we currently or in the future will operate. In addition, it may be possible for other parties to copy or reverse-engineer our products and offerings or obtain and use the content of our website without authorization. Further, we may be unable to prevent competitors from acquiring domain names or trademarks that are similar to, infringe upon, or diminish the value of our domain names, trademarks, service marks, and other proprietary rights. Moreover, our trade secrets may be compromised by third parties or our employees, which would cause us to lose the competitive

 

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advantage derived from the compromised trade secret. Further, we may be unable to detect infringement of our intellectual property rights, and even if we detect such violations and decide to enforce our intellectual property rights, we may not be successful, and may incur significant expenses, in such efforts. In addition, any such enforcement efforts may be time-consuming and may divert management’s attention. Further, such enforcement efforts may result in a ruling that our intellectual property rights are unenforceable. Any failure to protect or any loss of our intellectual property may have an adverse effect on our ability to compete and may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or operating results.

Companies in the Internet and technology industries, and other patent and trademark holders, including “non-practicing entities,” seeking to profit from royalties in connection with grants of licenses or seeking to obtain injunctions, own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. We have and may in the future continue to receive notices that claim we have misappropriated, misused, or infringed upon other parties’ intellectual property rights. Furthermore, from time to time we may introduce or acquire new products, including in areas in which we historically have not operated, which could increase our exposure to patent and other intellectual property claims. In addition, we have been sued, and we may in the future be sued, for allegations of intellectual property infringement or threats of trade secret misappropriation. For example, in February 2017, Waymo filed a lawsuit against us alleging, among other things, theft of trade secrets and patent infringement arising from our acquisition of Ottomotto LLC. In February 2018, we entered into a settlement agreement with Waymo. This agreement resolved Waymo’s claims and provided for certain measures, including the joint retention of an independent software expert, to ensure that our autonomous vehicle hardware and software do not misappropriate Waymo intellectual property. The independent software expert recently identified, on an interim basis, certain functions in our autonomous vehicle software that are problematic and other functions that are not. If these interim findings become final, they could result in a license fee or in design changes that could require substantial time and resources to implement, and could limit or delay our production of autonomous vehicle technologies.

Any intellectual property claim against us, regardless of merit, could be time consuming and expensive to settle or litigate, could divert our management’s attention and other resources, and could hurt goodwill associated with our brand. These claims may also subject us to significant liability for damages and may result in us having to stop using technology, content, branding, or business methods found to be in violation of another party’s rights. Further, certain adverse outcomes of such proceedings could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively in existing or future businesses.

We may be required or may opt to seek a license for the right to use intellectual property held by others, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Even if a license is available, we may be required to pay significant royalties, which may increase our operating expenses. We may also be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology, content, branding, or business methods, which could require significant effort and expense and make us less competitive. If we cannot license or develop alternative technology, content, branding, or business methods for any allegedly infringing aspect of our business, we may be unable to compete effectively or we may be prevented from operating our business in certain jurisdictions. Any of these results could harm our operating results.

Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles.

The accounting for our business is complicated, particularly in the area of revenue recognition, and is subject to change based on the evolution of our business model, interpretations of relevant accounting principles, enforcement of existing or new regulations, and changes in SEC or other agency policies, rules, regulations, and interpretations, of accounting regulations. Changes to our business model and accounting methods could result in changes to our financial statements, including changes in revenue and expenses in any period, or in certain categories of revenue and expenses moving to different periods, may result in materially different financial results, and may require that we change how we process, analyze, and report financial information and our financial reporting controls.

 

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If we are deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act, applicable restrictions could have an adverse effect on our business.

The Investment Company Act contains substantive legal requirements that regulate the manner in which “investment companies” are permitted to conduct their business activities. We believe that we have conducted our business in a manner that does not result in being characterized as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act because we are primarily engaged in a non-investment company business. Although a significant portion of our assets constitute investments in non-controlled entities (including in China), referred to elsewhere in this prospectus as minority-owned affiliates, we believe that we are not an investment company as defined by the Investment Company Act. While we intend to conduct our operations such that we will not be deemed an investment company, such a determination would require us to initiate burdensome compliance requirements and comply with restrictions imposed by the Investment Company Act that would limit our activities, including limitations on our capital structure and our ability to transact with affiliates, which would have an adverse effect on our financial condition. To avoid such a determination, we may be required to conduct our business in a manner that does not subject us to the requirements of the Investment Company Act, which could have an adverse effect on our business. For example, we may be required to sell certain of our assets and pay significant taxes upon the sale or transfer of such assets.

Risks Related to Our Initial Public Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock

The market price of our common stock may be volatile or may decline steeply or suddenly regardless of our operating performance, and we may not be able to meet investor or analyst expectations. You may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price and may lose all or part of your investment.

The initial public offering price for our common stock was determined through negotiations between the underwriters and us, and may vary from the market price of our common stock following this offering. If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the initial public offering price. We cannot assure you that the market price following our this offering will equal or exceed prices in privately negotiated transactions of our shares that have occurred from time to time before this offering. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate or decline significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

 

   

actual or anticipated fluctuations in MAPCs, Trips, Core Platform Contribution Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Revenue, Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, Gross Bookings, revenue, or other operating and financial results;

 

   

announcements by us or estimates by third parties of actual or anticipated changes in the number of Drivers and consumers on our platform;

 

   

variations between our actual operating results and the expectations of securities analysts, investors, and the financial community;

 

   

actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;

 

   

announcements by us or our competitors of significant products or features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;

 

   

negative media coverage or publicity;

 

   

changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of technology companies generally, or those in our industry in particular, including our competitors;

 

   

price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;

 

   

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developments in legislation or regulatory actions, including interim or final rulings by judicial or regulatory bodies (including any competition authorities blocking, delaying, or subjecting our acquisition of Careem to significant limitations or restrictions on our ability to operate in one or more markets, or requiring us to divest our or Careem’s business in one or more markets);

 

   

changes in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations, or principles;

 

   

any major change in our board of directors or management;

 

   

any safety incidents or public reports of safety incidents that occur on our platform or in our industry;

 

   

statements, commentary, or opinions by public officials that our product offerings are or may be unlawful, regardless of any interim or final rulings by judicial or regulatory bodies; and

 

   

other events or factors, including those resulting from war, incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, or responses to these events.

In addition, price and volume fluctuations in the stock markets have affected and continue to affect many technology companies’ stock prices. Often, their stock prices have fluctuated in ways unrelated or disproportionate to the companies’ operating performance. In the past, stockholders have filed securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and seriously harm our business. In addition, the occurrence of any of the factors listed above, among others, may cause our stock price to decline significantly, and there can be no assurance that our stock price would recover. As such, you may not be able to sell your shares at or above the initial public offering price, and you may lose some or all of your investment.

Delaware law and provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect at the closing of this offering could make a merger, tender offer, or proxy contest difficult, thereby depressing the trading price of our common stock.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect at the closing of this offering contain provisions that could depress the trading price of our common stock by acting to discourage, delay, or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our management that the stockholders of our company may deem advantageous. These provisions will include the following:

 

   

our board of directors has the right to elect directors to fill vacancies created by the expansion of our board of directors or the resignation, death, or removal of a director, which prevents stockholders from being able to fill vacancies on our board of directors;

 

   

advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals, which may reduce the number of stockholder proposals available for stockholder consideration;

 

   

limitations on convening special stockholder meetings, which could make it difficult for our stockholders to adopt desired governance changes;

 

   

prohibition on cumulative voting in the election of directors, which limits the ability of minority stockholders to elect director candidates; and

 

   

our board of directors will be able to issue, without stockholder approval, shares of undesignated preferred stock, which makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us.

Any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock. In addition, under our existing debt instruments, we, and

 

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certain of our subsidiaries, are subject to certain limitations on our business and operations, including limitations on certain consolidations, mergers, and sales of assets. For information regarding these and other provisions, see the risk factor titled “—We have incurred a significant amount of debt and may in the future incur additional indebtedness. Our payment obligations under such indebtedness may limit the funds available to us, and the terms of our debt agreements may restrict our flexibility in operating our business” and the section titled “Description of Capital Stock—Anti-Takeover Provisions.”

An active trading market for our common stock may never develop or be sustained.

We have applied to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “UBER.” However, we cannot assure you that an active trading market for our common stock will develop on that exchange or elsewhere or, if developed, that any market will be sustained. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the likelihood that an active trading market for our common stock will develop or be maintained, the liquidity of any trading market, your ability to sell your shares of our common stock when desired, or the price that you may obtain for your shares.

Sales, directly or indirectly, of shares of our common stock by existing equityholders could cause our stock price to decline.

Sales, directly or indirectly, of a substantial number of shares of our common stock, or the public perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. Many of our existing equityholders have substantial unrecognized gains on the value of the equity they hold, and may take, or attempt to take, steps to sell, directly or indirectly, their shares or otherwise secure, or limit the risk to, the value of their unrecognized gains on those shares. Each of our directors, executive officers, the selling stockholders, and substantially all of the other record holders of our outstanding shares of common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock have entered into lockup agreements with the underwriters and are also subject to market standoff agreements with us, or are subject to market standoff agreements with us but have not entered into lockup agreements with the underwriters. These lockup and market standoff agreements are intended to restrict the ability of record holders of our equity interests to sell or transfer their equity interests during the period ending on and including the 180th day after the date of this prospectus, subject to the limitations or exceptions described below and in the section titled “Underwriters.”

We have a large number of equityholders and such equityholders have acquired their interests over an extended period of time and pursuant to a number of different agreements containing a variety of terms governing restrictions on the sale, short sale, transfer, hedging, pledging, or other disposition of their interests in our equity. Record holders of our outstanding shares of common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock are subject to restrictions on their ability to sell or transfer their equity either prior to the pricing of this offering (the “Pre-Pricing Period”) or from the pricing of this offering through the date that is 180 days after the date of this prospectus (the “Post-Pricing Period”). During the Pre-Pricing Period, record holders of approximately 97% of our outstanding equity interests on a fully diluted basis are subject to the restrictions on the sale, transfer, short sale, hedging, pledging, or other disposition of their equity interests imposed by either (i) lockup agreements with the underwriters that are effective when signed, and which were signed on or prior to April 26, 2019, (ii) market standoff agreements with us, or (iii) agreements that subject their equity interests to transfer restrictions set forth in our bylaws. During the Post-Pricing Period (and before giving effect to the shares sold in this offering), (i) approximately 76% of our outstanding registered equity interests are subject to restrictions imposed by lockup agreements with the underwriters, (ii) an additional approximately 17% are subject to the market standoff provisions in our amended and restated investors’ rights agreement, which imposes restrictions on the sale, short sale, loan, granting of any option to purchase, or other disposition of any of our securities, or entering into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our securities, and (iii) the remaining approximately 7% are subject to restrictions contained in a variety of market standoff agreements with us which

 

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include restrictions on the sale, short sale, loan, granting of any option to purchase, or other disposition of our securities, and in some cases other restrictions. The forms and specific restrictive provisions within these market standoff provisions vary significantly between equityholders. For example, some of these market standoff agreements do not specifically restrict hedging transactions and others may be subject to different interpretations between us and equityholders as to whether they restrict hedging. Sales, short sales, or hedging transactions involving our equity securities, whether before or after this offering and whether or not we believe them to be prohibited, could adversely affect the price of our common stock. In addition, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC may waive the lockup agreements entered into by record holders of our securities with the underwriters before they expire.

Record holders of our securities are typically the parties to the lockup agreements with the underwriters and to the market standoff agreements with us referred to above, while holders of beneficial interests in our shares who are not also record holders in respect of such shares are not typically subject to any such agreements or other similar restrictions. Accordingly, we believe that holders of beneficial interests who are not record holders and are not bound by market standoff or lockup agreements could enter into transactions with respect to those beneficial interests that negatively impact our stock price. In addition, an equityholder who is neither subject to a market standoff agreement with us nor a lockup agreement with the underwriters may be able to sell, short sell, transfer, hedge, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or attempt to sell, short sell, transfer, hedge, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, their equity interests at any time after the closing of this offering.

Based on shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018, on the closing of this offering, we will have outstanding a total of 1,677.0 million shares of common stock, after giving effect to the conversion of 903.6 million shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 into 903.6 million shares of common stock on the closing of this offering, the conversion of our Convertible Notes into 86.1 million shares of common stock assuming a conversion date of December 31, 2018 and the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, the net issuance of 38.3 million shares of common stock pursuant to RSUs that were service-vested as of December 31, 2018, the issuance of 150,071 shares of common stock pursuant to the cash exercise of warrants to purchase shares of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to common stock and additional paid-in capital for such exercises, the automatic conversion of 922,655 shares of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock issued upon the exercise of a warrant in February 2019 into 922,655 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital for this exercise, and the issuance of 190.6 million shares in this offering and the private placement. The shares of common stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable, without restriction, in the public market immediately after this offering. After the lockup and market standoff agreements expire, all 1,677.0 million shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018 (assuming the closing of the offering) will become eligible for sale in the public market to the extent permitted by the provisions of various vesting agreements and Rules 144 and 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). An additional 119.2 million shares of common stock were subject to outstanding stock options, RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition was not satisfied as of December 31, 2019, and warrants as of December 31, 2018, and outstanding RSUs covering an aggregate of 35.2 million shares of common stock were granted subsequent to December 31, 2018. We intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering all the shares of common stock subject to outstanding equity awards and shares reserved for issuance under our stock plans. That registration statement will become effective immediately on its filing, and shares covered by that registration statement will be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates and any lockup and market standoff agreements described above. If these additional shares are sold, or if it is perceived that they will be sold in the public market, the trading price of our common stock could decline. For a detailed description of our outstanding equity securities, see the section titled “Capitalization.”

 

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We anticipate incurring a substantial obligation in connection with tax liabilities on the initial settlement of RSUs in connection with this offering. The manner in which we fund these tax liabilities may have an adverse effect on our financial condition or may add to the dilution of our stockholders in the offering.

In light of the large number of RSUs that will initially settle in connection with this offering, we anticipate that we will expend substantial funds to satisfy tax withholding and remittance obligations on the effective date of our registration statement. Substantially all of the RSUs granted prior to the date of this prospectus, which we sometimes refer to as the pre-offering RSUs, vest upon the satisfaction of both a service-based vesting condition and a liquidity event-based vesting condition. The service-based vesting condition is generally satisfied over a period of four years, and the liquidity event-based condition is satisfied on the earlier of (i) the effective date of this offering and (ii) the date of a change in control. As a result, a large number of RSUs which have previously satisfied the service-based vesting condition will vest in connection with the effectiveness of this offering. On the settlement dates for the pre-offering RSUs, we plan to withhold shares and remit income taxes on behalf of the holders of the pre-offering RSUs at applicable statutory rates, which we refer to as a net settlement.

We anticipate that we will net settle RSUs that have previously satisfied the service-based vesting condition and will vest in connection with this offering, and withhold and remit income taxes at applicable statutory rates based on the value of the underlying shares on the settlement date. For pre-offering RSUs that will vest after the effectiveness of our offering and prior to the expiration of the lockup period, we anticipate that we will continue to net settle RSUs. However, we will continue to have discretion to sell-to-cover rather than net settle with respect to these RSUs.

Based on the number of pre-offering RSUs outstanding as of May 1, 2019 for which the service-based vesting condition had been satisfied on that date, and assuming (i) the liquidity event-based vesting condition had been satisfied on that date, (ii) that the price of our common stock at the time of settlement was equal to the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, and (iii) a 39% tax withholding rate, we estimate that this tax obligation on the initial settlement date would be approximately $1.4 billion in the aggregate. Accordingly, we would expect to deliver an aggregate of approximately 46.4 million shares of our common stock to pre-offering RSU holders after withholding an aggregate of approximately 29.7 million shares of our common stock. In connection with these net settlements, we would withhold and remit the tax liabilities on behalf of the pre-offering RSU holders to the relevant tax authorities in cash. The amount of this obligation could be higher or lower, depending on the price of shares of our common stock in this offering, and the actual number of pre-offering RSUs outstanding for which the service-based vesting condition has been satisfied on the initial settlement date.

Concentration of ownership of our common stock among our existing executive officers, directors, and principal stockholders may prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate decisions, including mergers, consolidations, or the sale of us or all or substantially all of our assets.

Upon the closing of this offering, our executive officers, directors, and current beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock will, in the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 44.7% of our outstanding shares of common stock, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. These persons, acting together, will be able to significantly influence all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and the approval of significant corporate transactions, such as mergers, consolidations, or the sale of us or all or substantially all of our assets. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, including a merger, consolidation, or other business combination involving our company, or discouraging a potential acquirer from otherwise attempting to obtain control, even if that change of control would benefit our other stockholders. Additionally, certain of our stockholders, including SoftBank (our largest stockholder), Alphabet, and Didi, have made substantial investments in certain of our competitors, and may increase such investments or make new investments in other competitors in the future. Therefore, the interests of this group of stockholders may not align with the interests of other stockholders.

 

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We have broad discretion in how we use the net proceeds from this offering, and we may not use them effectively.

We cannot specify with any certainty the particular uses of the net proceeds that we will receive from this offering. Our management will have broad discretion in applying the net proceeds we receive from this offering. We may use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures, and we may use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire complementary businesses, products, offerings, or technologies. We expect to use some of the net proceeds to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of RSUs, which will vest in connection with this offering. We may also spend or invest these proceeds in a way with which our stockholders disagree. If our management fails to use these funds effectively, our business could be seriously harmed. Pending their use, the net proceeds from our initial public offering may be invested in a way that does not produce income or that loses value.

If securities or industry analysts either do not publish research about us, or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about us, our business, or our market, or, if such analysts change their recommendations regarding our common stock adversely, the trading price or trading volume of our common stock could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will be influenced in part by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts may publish about us, our business, our market, or our competitors. If one or more of the analysts initiate research with an unfavorable rating or downgrade our common stock, provide more favorable recommendations about our competitors, or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our common stock price would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the trading price or trading volume of our common stock to decline.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future.

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, certain of our existing debt instruments include restrictions on our ability to pay cash dividends. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our common stock if the market price of our common stock increases.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, result in more litigation, and divert management’s attention from operating our business.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the listing requirements of the NYSE, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Complying with these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming, or costly, and increase demand on our systems and resources. The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and operating results.

By disclosing information in this prospectus and in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If those claims are successful, our business could be seriously harmed. Even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, the time and resources needed to resolve them could divert our management’s resources and seriously harm our business.

 

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As a result of being a public company, we are obligated to develop and maintain proper and effective internal controls over financial reporting, and any failure to maintain the adequacy of these internal controls may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.

We are required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“Section 404”), to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the year ending December 31, 2020. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, our independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the year ending December 31, 2020. We are required to disclose changes in internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting on a quarterly basis.

We have commenced the costly and challenging process of compiling the system and processing documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404, and we may not be able to complete our evaluation, testing, and any required remediation in a timely fashion. Our compliance with Section 404 will require that we incur substantial accounting expense and expend significant management efforts. In addition, as our business continues to grow in size and complexity, we are improving our processes and infrastructure to help ensure we can prepare financial reporting and disclosures within the timeline required for a public company. We may need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge to compile the system and process documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404. In addition, prior to completing our internal control assessment under Section 404, we may become aware of and disclose material weaknesses that will require timely remediation. Due to our significant growth, especially with respect to high-growth emerging offerings like Uber Eats and Uber Freight, we face challenges in timely and appropriately designing controls in response to evolving risks of material misstatement. During the evaluation and testing process of our internal controls, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective.

We cannot assure you that there will not be material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future. Any failure to maintain internal control over financial reporting could severely inhibit our ability to accurately report our financial condition or operating results. If we are unable to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm determines we have a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of our common stock could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the stock exchange on which our securities are listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Failure to remedy any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, or to implement or maintain these and other effective control systems required of public companies, could also restrict our future access to the capital markets.

If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you will experience substantial and immediate dilution.

The assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our outstanding common stock immediately after this offering. If you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you will experience substantial and immediate dilution in the pro forma net tangible book value per share of $35.76 per share as of December 31, 2018, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share. That is because the price that you pay will be substantially greater than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of the common stock that you acquire. This dilution is due in large part to the fact that our earlier investors paid substantially less than the initial public offering price when they purchased their shares of our capital stock and also due to the conversion of our outstanding Convertible Notes at the consummation of the initial public offering. You will experience additional dilution when option holders

 

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exercise their right to purchase common stock under our equity incentive plans, when RSUs vest and settle, when we issue equity awards to our employees under our equity incentive plans, or when we otherwise issue additional shares of our common stock. For more information, see the section titled “Dilution.”

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect at the closing of this offering will provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and, to the extent enforceable, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forums for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or employees.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect at the closing of this offering will provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law:

 

   

any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;

 

   

any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty;

 

   

any action asserting a claim against us or our directors, officers, or employees arising under the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or our amended and restated bylaws;

 

   

any action regarding our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws;

 

   

any action as to which the Delaware General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; and

 

   

any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal-affairs doctrine.

This provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the U.S. federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, subject to and contingent upon a final adjudication in the State of Delaware of the enforceability of such exclusive forum provision.

These exclusive-forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, and other employees. If any other court of competent jurisdiction were to find either exclusive-forum provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, which could seriously harm our business. For example, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware recently determined that a provision stating that U.S. federal district courts are the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act is not enforceable. However, this decision may be reviewed and ultimately overturned by the Delaware Supreme Court.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FOR WARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding our future results of operations or financial condition, business strategy and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. In particular, information appearing under “Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the following:

 

   

our ability to successfully compete in highly competitive markets;

 

   

our ability to effectively manage our growth and maintain and improve our corporate culture;

 

   

our expectations regarding financial performance, including but not limited to revenue, Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, potential profitability, ability to generate positive Core Platform Contribution Margin and Adjusted EBITDA, expenses, and other results of operations;

 

   

our expectations regarding future operating performance, including but not limited to our expectations regarding future MAPCs, Trips, Gross Bookings, and Take Rate;

 

   

our expectations regarding our competitors’ use of incentives and promotions, our competitors’ ability to raise capital, and the effects of such incentives and promotions on our growth and results of operations;

 

   

our anticipated investments in new products and offerings, and the effect of these investments on our results of operations;

 

   

our anticipated capital expenditures and our estimates regarding our capital requirements;

 

   

our ability to close the acquisition of Careem and to integrate Careem and any future acquisitions into our operations;

 

   

the closing of the investment by SoftBank, Toyota, and DENSO in ATG and approval of certain terms of the ATG Collaboration Agreement by CFIUS;

 

   

anticipated technology trends and developments and our ability to address those trends and developments with our products and offerings;

 

   

the size of our addressable markets, market share, category positions, and market trends, including our ability to grow our business in the six countries we have identified as near-term priorities;

 

   

the safety, affordability, and convenience of our platform and our offerings;

 

   

our ability to identify, recruit, and retain skilled personnel, including key members of senior management;

 

   

our expected growth in the number of platform users, and our ability to promote our brand and attract and retain platform users;

 

   

our ability to maintain, protect, and enhance our intellectual property rights;

 

   

our ability to introduce new products and offerings and enhance existing products and offerings;

 

   

our ability to successfully enter into new geographies, expand our presence in countries in which we are limited by regulatory restrictions, and manage our international expansion;

 

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the availability of capital to grow our business;

 

   

our ability to meet the requirements of our existing debt;

 

   

our ability to prevent disturbance to our information technology systems;

 

   

our ability to successfully defend litigation brought against us;

 

   

our ability to comply with existing, modified, or new laws and regulations applying to our business;

 

   

our ability to enforce the transfer and other restrictions set forth in the market standoff provisions with us;

 

   

our ability to implement, maintain, and improve effective internal controls; and

 

   

our use of the net proceeds from this offering.

Actual events or results may differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements. As such, you should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, operating results, prospects, strategy, and financial needs. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. Moreover, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. The results, events, and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this prospectus. While we believe that such information provides a reasonable basis for these statements, such information may be limited or incomplete. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements.

The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this prospectus to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect new information, actual results, revised expectations, or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

 

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MARKET, INDU STRY, AND OTHER DATA

Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this prospectus concerning our industry and the markets in which we operate, including the size and opportunity of the markets in which we operate, is based on information from various sources, on assumptions that we have made that are based on such information and other similar sources, and on our knowledge of the markets in which we operate. This information involves many assumptions and limitations and is inherently imprecise, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to these estimates. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors,” that could cause results to differ materially from the assumptions underlying these publications and reports.

We use multiple sources and assumptions to calculate our TAM and our SAM discussed in the section titled “Business—Market Opportunity.” Our population estimates are based on data from the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook report from October 2018. When we refer to the 63 countries in which we have Ridesharing operations, we include only countries where we had at least 10,000 Ridesharing Trips on our platform during the quarter ended December 31, 2018. We calculate the number of urban public transportation passenger miles based on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (“OECD”) estimate of 5.2 trillion total public transportation passenger miles in 2015, which includes urban public transportation passenger miles. Of these 5.2 trillion public transportation passenger miles, we estimate that 4.4 trillion are in our TAM based on the geographical mix of vehicle miles. We calculate the breakdown of miles by trip distance based on data from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey Transferability Statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. For additional detail, see the section titled “Business—Market Opportunity.”

We use data from Euromonitor International, Consumer Foodservice (2019 edition) for the consumer foodservice sales figures, which are foodservice value RSP, year-over-year exchange rate, on pages 17, 18, 175, and 176. We use data from Euromonitor International, Retailing (2019 edition) for the spend through store-based grocery retailers, which figures are retail value RSP including sales tax, at current price, on page 181.

We use data from the following Temple University study on pages 168 and 230: Greenwood, Brad N. and Sunil Wattal, “Show Me the Way to Go Home: An Empirical Investigation of Ride-Sharing and Alcohol Related Motor Vehicle Fatalities.” MIS Quarterly 41.1 (2017): 163-187. This article is not incorporated into this prospectus.

Certain monetary amounts, percentages, and other figures included elsewhere in this prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables or charts may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them, and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, as applicable, when aggregated may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages that precede them.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that net proceeds to us from the sale of our common stock in this offering will be approximately $8.4 billion based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Additionally, our proceeds from the private placement to PayPal will be $500 million. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of common stock in this offering by the selling stockholders.

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $178.2 million, assuming the number of shares of common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares of common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $46.5 million, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The principal purposes of this offering are to increase our capitalization and financial flexibility and to create a public market for our common stock.

We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures. We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire or make investments in businesses, products, offerings, and technologies, although we do not have agreements or commitments for any material acquisitions or investments at this time.

We expect to use some of the net proceeds from this offering to satisfy a portion of the anticipated tax withholding and remittance obligations related to the settlement of our outstanding RSUs that will vest in connection with this offering. Based on 76.1 million RSUs outstanding for which the service condition has been met as of May 1, 2019, and based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, we estimate that these tax withholding obligations on the initial settlement date would be approximately $1.4 billion in the aggregate. Each $1.00 increase in the price of our common stock at the time of settlement from the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, assuming no change in the applicable tax rates, would increase the amount we would be required to pay to satisfy these obligations by approximately $29.7 million. Each $1.00 decrease in the price of our common stock at the time of settlement from the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, assuming no change to the applicable tax rates, would decrease the amount we would be required to pay to satisfy these obligations by approximately $29.7 million.

The expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions. We cannot predict with certainty all of the particular uses for the proceeds of this offering or the amounts that we will actually spend on the uses set forth above. Accordingly, our management will have broad discretion in applying the net proceeds of this offering. The timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the anticipated growth of our business. Pending their use, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this offering in a variety of capital-preservation investments, including short- and intermediate-term investments, interest-bearing investments, investment-grade securities, government securities, and money market funds.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The terms of certain of our outstanding debt instruments restrict our ability to pay dividends or make distributions on our common stock, and we may enter into credit agreements or other borrowing arrangements in the future that will restrict our ability to declare or pay cash dividends or make distributions on our capital stock. Any future determination regarding the declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of December 31, 2018:

 

   

on an actual basis;

 

   

on a pro forma basis, giving effect to (i) the automatic conversion of 903.6 million shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 into 903.6 million shares of our common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering, (ii) the net issuance of 38.3 million shares of our common stock upon the vesting and settlement of RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, after giving effect to shares withheld to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate) and the related increase in liabilities and corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital, (iii) stock-based compensation expense of $3.0 billion associated with restricted stock awards, RSUs, SARs, and stock options for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied or partially satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, reflected as an increase in accumulated deficit, and an increase in additional paid-in capital for equity-settled awards or an increase in liabilities for cash-settled awards, (iv) the assumed cash exercise of a warrant to purchase 150,071 shares of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018, which will result in the issuance of 150,071 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital for this exercise, (v) the automatic conversion of 922,655 shares of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock issued upon the exercise of a warrant in February 2019 into 922,655 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital for this exercise, (vi) 86.1 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of $2.9 billion accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2018, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $ 47.00 per share, and the removal of the related embedded derivative liabilities, in connection with the closing of this offering, and (vii) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect immediately prior to the closing of this offering; and

 

   

on a pro forma as adjusted basis, giving effect to (i) the pro forma adjustments set forth above, (ii) the issuance and sale by us of 180.0 million shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the use of proceeds to satisfy the withholding tax obligations described above, and (iii) the issuance and sale by us of 10.6 million shares of our common stock in the private placement to PayPal at the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share.

 

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You should read this table together with the sections titled “Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

                                                                    
     As of December 31, 2018  
       Actual       Pro Forma (1)     Pro Forma,
As  Adjusted (1)
 
     (in millions, except per share amounts)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6,406     $ 6,406     $ 15,266  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt:

      

2016 Senior Secured Term Loan (2)

   $ 1,101     $
1,101
 
  $ 1,101  

2018 Senior Secured Term Loan (3)

     1,473       1,473       1,473  

2021 Convertible Notes (4)

     1,505              

2022 Convertible Notes (5)

     829              

2023 Senior Notes (6)

     496       496       496  

2026 Senior Notes (7)

     1,492       1,492       1,492  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 6,896     $ 4,562     $ 4,562  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability

   $ 52     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible debt embedded derivatives

   $ 2,018     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 946 shares authorized, 904 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued and outstanding, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted

   $   14,177     $     $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

      

Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; no shares authorized, issued and outstanding, actual; 10 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted

                  

Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 2,696 shares authorized, 457 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 5,000 shares authorized, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted; 1,486 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma; 1,677 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted

                  

Additional paid-in capital

     668       20,749       29,610  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (188     (188     (188

Accumulated deficit

     (7,865     (10,334     (10,334
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   $ (7,385   $ 10,227     $ 19,088  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 15,758     $ 14,789     $ 23,650  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Pro forma (items (ii)(b) and (vi)) and pro forma as adjusted consolidated cash and cash equivalents and capitalization data are illustrative only and will change based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share would increase (decrease) each of our pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity (deficit) and total capitalization by approximately $178.2 million, assuming the number of shares of common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares of common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) each of our pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity (deficit), and total capitalization by approximately $46.5 million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

(2)

2016 Senior Secured Term Loan consists of $1,124 million of principal, net of discount and issuance costs of $23 million.

 

(3)

2018 Senior Secured Term Loan consists of $1,493 million of principal, net of discount and issuance costs of $20 million.

 

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(4)

2021 Convertible Notes consists of $1,844 million of principal, net of discount and issuance costs of $339 million.

 

(5)

2022 Convertible Notes consists of $1,030 million of principal, net of discount and issuance costs of $201 million.

 

(6)

2023 Senior Notes consists of $500 million of principal, net of discount and issuance costs of $4 million.

 

(7)

2026 Senior Notes consists of $1,500 million of principal, net of discount and issuance costs of $8 million.

The 1,486.3 million shares of our common stock outstanding, pro forma, and the 1,677.0 million shares of our common stock outstanding, pro forma as adjusted, exclude:

 

   

42.9 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2018, with a weighted-average exercise price of $9.08 per share;

 

   

76.1 million shares of our common stock subject to RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2018, for which the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, but for which the service-based vesting condition was not satisfied as of December 31, 2018 (we expect that vesting of certain of these RSUs through May 1, 2019 will result in the net issuance of 7.6 million shares in connection with this offering, after withholding 4.8 million shares to satisfy associated estimated income tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate));

 

   

35.2 million shares of our common stock subject to RSUs granted after December 31, 2018 (we expect that the service-based vesting condition will be satisfied as of May 1, 2019 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering with respect to certain of these RSUs, resulting in the net issuance of 0.5 million shares in connection with this offering, after withholding 0.3 million shares to satisfy associated estimated income tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate));

 

   

217,359 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2018, with a weighted-average exercise price of $10.44 per share (excluding warrants that are assumed to be exercised prior to the closing of this offering);

 

   

3.8 million shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $87.3 million of accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes from January 1, 2019 through an assumed conversion date of May 14, 2019, in connection with the closing of this offering;

 

   

up to 30.4 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of up to approximately $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of the Careem Convertible Notes that we may issue in connection with the acquisition of Careem, which will be convertible at a conversion price of $55.00 per share. See the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Careem Convertible Notes” for more information;

 

   

130.0 million shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2019 Plan, which will become effective on the date of the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters for this offering; and

 

   

25.0 million shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our ESPP, which will become effective on the date of the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters for this offering.

 

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DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of common stock and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share immediately after this offering.

Our historical net tangible book value as of December 31, 2018 was $(7,624) million or $(16.68) per share. Our pro forma net tangible book value as of December 31, 2018 was $9,988 million, or $6.72 per share, based on the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018, after giving effect to (i) the automatic conversion of 903.6 million shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 into 903.6 million shares of our common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering, (ii) the net issuance of 38.3 million shares of our common stock upon the vesting and settlement of RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, after giving effect to shares withheld to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate), and the related increase in liabilities and corresponding decrease in additional paid-in capital, (iii) stock-based compensation expense of $3.0 billion associated with restricted stock awards, RSUs, SARs, and stock options for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied or partially satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, reflected as an increase in accumulated deficit, and an increase in additional paid-in capital for equity-settled awards or an increase in liabilities for cash-settled awards, (iv) the assumed cash exercise of a warrant to purchase 150,071 shares of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018, which will result in the issuance of 150,071 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital for this exercise, (v) the automatic conversion of 922,655 shares of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock issued upon the exercise of a warrant in February 2019 into 922,655 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and the related reclassification of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to additional paid-in capital for this exercise, (vi) 86.1 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of $2.9 billion accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2018, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, and the removal of the related embedded derivative liabilities, in connection with the closing of this offering, and (vii) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

Our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value represents our pro forma net tangible book value after giving effect to (i) the pro forma adjustments set forth above, (ii) the issuance and sale by us of 180.0 million shares of common stock in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us and the use of proceeds to satisfy the withholding tax obligations described above, and (iii) the issuance and sale by us of 10.6 million shares of our common stock in the private placement to PayPal at the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share. For additional information, see Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of December 31, 2018 would have been $18.9 billion, or $11.24 per share. This amount represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $4.52 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $35.76 per share to new investors purchasing common stock in this offering and the private placement to PayPal. We determine dilution by

 

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subtracting the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering from the amount of cash that a new investor paid for a share of common stock. The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis:

 

Assumed initial public offering price per share

   $ 47.00  

Historical net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2018

   $ (16.68

Increase per share attributable to the pro forma adjustments described above

     23.40  
  

 

 

 

Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2018

     6.72  

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to new investors purchasing shares in this offering

     4.52  
  

 

 

 

Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share

     11.24  
  

Dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share to new investors in this offering

   $ 35.76  
  

The dilution information discussed above is illustrative only and may change based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering. Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share would increase (decrease) our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering by $0.11 per share and increase (decrease) the dilution to new investors by $0.89 per share, in each case assuming the number of shares of common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of 1.0 million shares in the number of shares of common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value by approximately $0.02 per share and increase (decrease) the dilution to new investors by the assumed initial public offering price of $0.02 per share, in each case assuming the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.

The following table summarizes, as of December 31, 2018, on a pro forma as adjusted basis, as described above, the number of shares of our common stock, the total consideration, and the average price per share (i) paid to us by existing stockholders and (ii) to be paid by new investors acquiring our common stock in this offering and the private placement to PayPal at the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

                                                                                                        
     Shares Acquired     Total Consideration     Weighted-
Average
Price Per
Share
 
     Number      Percent     Amount      Percent  

Existing stockholders

     1,486,320,723        88.6   $ 16,218,069,054        64.4     $10.91  

New investors

     190,638,298        11.4       8,960,000,006        35.6       $47.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total

     1,676,959,021        100.0   $ 25,178,069,060        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share would increase (decrease) the total consideration paid by new investors and total consideration paid by all stockholders by approximately $178.2 million, assuming that the number of shares of common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

If the underwriters exercise in full their over-allotment option, the total number of shares held by new investors will increase to 217.6 million shares, or 13.0% of the total number of shares outstanding following the closing of this offering.

 

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The 1,486.3 million shares of our common stock outstanding, pro forma, and the 1,677.0 million shares of our common stock outstanding, pro forma as adjusted, exclude:

 

   

42.9 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2018, with a weighted-average exercise price of $9.08 per share;

 

   

76.1 million shares of our common stock subject to RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2018, for which the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, but for which the service-based vesting condition was not satisfied as of December 31, 2018 (we expect that vesting of certain of these RSUs through May 1, 2019 will result in the net issuance of 7.6 million shares in connection with this offering, after withholding 4.8 million shares to satisfy associated estimated income tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate));

 

   

35.2 million shares of our common stock subject to RSUs granted after December 31, 2018 (we expect that the service-based vesting condition will be satisfied as of May 1, 2019 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering with respect to certain of these RSUs, resulting in the net issuance of 0.5 million shares in connection with this offering, after withholding 0.3 million shares to satisfy associated estimated income tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate));

 

   

217,359 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2018, with a weighted-average exercise price of $10.44 per share (excluding warrants that are assumed to be exercised prior to the closing of this offering);

 

   

up to 30.4 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of up to approximately $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of the Careem Convertible Notes that we may issue in connection with the acquisition of Careem, which will be convertible at a conversion price of $55.00 per share. See the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Careem Convertible Notes” for more information;

 

   

3.8 million shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of $87.3 million of accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes from January 1, 2019 through an assumed conversion date of May 14, 2019, in connection with the closing of this offering;

 

   

130.0 million shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2019 Plan, which will become effective on the date of the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters for this offering; and

 

   

25.0 million shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our ESPP, which will become effective on the date of the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters for this offering.

To the extent any outstanding options or warrants to purchase our common stock are exercised or any outstanding RSUs or RSUs that we may grant in the future vest, or we issue additional shares of common stock, new investors will experience further dilution. If all outstanding awards under our Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Plan (the “2010 Plan”) and Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), as well as outstanding awards granted outside of our equity compensation plans, as of December 31, 2018, were exercised or settled, assuming no net settlement of RSUs or net or cashless exercise of stock options, then our existing stockholders, including the holders of these equity awards, would own 89.5% and our new investors would own 10.5% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on the closing of this offering.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information presents our unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 after giving effect to the divestitures of our businesses in Russia/CIS and Southeast Asia.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we divested the following two operations (“Divestitures”):

 

   

In February 2018, we divested and contributed our operations in Russia/CIS to a newly created entity, MLU B.V., in exchange for a non-controlling interest in that entity. We received a 38.0% equity ownership interest in MLU B.V. based upon the total shares outstanding at the close of the transaction on an as-converted basis but without taking into account securities exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or its equivalent (including outstanding vested or unvested stock-based awards and any reserved but unissued stock-based awards under any equity incentive plan). Based on our currently available information, we estimate our equity ownership interest in MLU B.V. to be 38.0% as of December 31, 2018.

 

   

In March 2018, we completed the sale of our operations in Southeast Asia to Grab Holdings Inc. (“Grab”) in exchange for shares of Grab Series G Preferred Stock representing a 30.0% equity ownership interest based upon the total shares outstanding at the close of the transaction on an as-converted basis but without taking into account securities exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or its equivalent (including outstanding vested or unvested stock-based awards and any reserved but unissued stock-based awards under any equity incentive plan). Based on our currently available information, we estimate our equity ownership interest in Grab to be 23.2% as of December 31, 2018.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 assumes that the Divestitures occurred on January 1, 2018.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations is intended for illustrative purposes only, and does not necessarily indicate our results of operations that would have been achieved if the Divestitures had occurred on January 1, 2018, nor is it indicative of our future results of operations.

The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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Uber Technologies, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

                                                                                                                                                                    
          Pro Forma Adjustments        
    Uber
Technologies, Inc.
    Divestiture of
Southeast Asia (a)
    Divestiture of
Russia/CIS (b)
    Other     Pro Forma  
   

(in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands,

and per share amounts)

 

Revenue

  $ 11,270     $ (10   $ (4   $     $ 11,256  

Costs and expenses

         

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

    5,623       (28     (7           5,588  

Operations and support

    1,516       (36     (5           1,475  

Sales and marketing

    3,151       (60     (1           3,090  

Research and development

    1,505                         1,505  

General and administrative

    2,082       (4           (14 ) (c)(d)       2,064  

Depreciation and amortization

    426       (2                 424  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    14,303       (130     (13     (14     14,146  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

    (3,033     120       9       14       (2,890

Interest expense

    (648                       (648

Other income (expense), net

    4,993                   (3,254 ) (e)(f)       1,739  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from equity method investment

    1,312       120       9       (3,240     (1,799

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    283                   (121 ) (g)       162  

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

    (42                       (42
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

    987       120       9       (3,119     (2,003

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

    (10                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

  $ 997     $ 120     $ 9     $ (3,119   $ (2,003
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. common stockholders:

         

Basic

  $           $ (4.52
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Diluted

  $           $ (4.52
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

         

Basic

    443,368             443,368  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

Diluted

    478,999             443,368  
 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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Pro Forma Adjustments

The pro forma adjustments are based on estimates and assumptions that management believes are reasonable. These pro forma adjustments include those adjustments that are directly attributable to the Divestitures, factually supportable, and expected to have a continuing impact. These adjustments are described below:

 

(a)

Reflects the elimination of the operating results of our Southeast Asia operations as reflected in our historical consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

(b)

Reflects the elimination of the operating results of our Russia/CIS operations as reflected in our historical consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

(c)

Reflects the removal of $8 million of legal, tax, and accounting fees incurred by us that were directly related to the Divestitures but were not allocated to the Southeast Asia and Russia/CIS operations in our accounting records.

 

(d)

Reflects the removal of $6 million of regulatory fines that were directly attributable and levied subsequent to the Southeast Asia divestiture.

 

(e)

Reflects the removal of $40 million of other income related to transition services we provided in connection with the Divestitures.

 

(f)

Reflects the elimination of $2.3 billion of pre-tax gain associated with the Southeast Asia divestiture and $954 million of pre-tax gain associated with the Russia/CIS divestiture as reflected in other income (expense), net in our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018.

 

(g)

Reflects the estimated income tax impact of $121 million as a result of the pro forma adjustments. The amount primarily represents the tax impact of the gain recognized from the Divestitures based on the statutory rates in effect for the period presented.

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA

The following tables set forth our selected consolidated financial and operating data. The selected consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018 (except the pro forma share and pro forma net income per share information) and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2016 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements that are not included in this prospectus. The selected consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss data for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 and 2015 have been derived from our accounting records and have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, except that such data has not been recast to conform to Topic 606, as discussed in footnote (1) below.

You should read the following selected consolidated financial and operating data together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected audited consolidated financial and operating data in this section are not intended to replace our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and are qualified in their entirety by the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our results in any future period.

 

                                                                                                        
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2014 (1)     2015 (1)     2016 (1)     2017     2018  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)                    
    (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in
thousands and per share amounts)
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:

         

Revenue

  $ 495     $ 1,995     $ 3,845     $ 7,932     $ 11,270  

Costs and expenses

         

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

    388       1,077       2,228       4,160       5,623  

Operations and support (2)

    165       466       881       1,354       1,516  

Sales and marketing (2)

    245       626       1,594       2,524       3,151  

Research and development (2)

    81       348       864       1,201       1,505  

General and administrative (2)

    249       740       981       2,263       2,082  

Depreciation and amortization (2)

    11       77       320       510       426  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    1,139       3,334       6,868       12,012       14,303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

    (644     (1,339     (3,023     (4,080     (3,033

Gain on bargain purchase

          39                    

Interest expense

          (179     (334     (479     (648

Other income (expense), net (3)

    (7     (124     139       (16     4,993  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from equity method investment

    (651     (1,603     (3,218     (4,575     1,312  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    2       (13     28       (542     283  

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

                            (42
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    (653     (1,590     (3,246     (4,033     987  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (including gain on disposition in 2016) (4)

    (17     (1,098     2,876              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

    (670     (2,688     (370     (4,033     987  

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

                            (10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

  $ (670   $ (2,688   $ (370   $ (4,033   $ 997  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Year Ended December 31,  
    2014 (1)     2015 (1)     2016 (1)     2017     2018  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)                    
    (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in
thousands and per share amounts)
 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. common stockholders (5) , basic and diluted:

         

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:

         

Continuing operations

  $ (1.64   $ (3.89   $ (7.89   $ (9.46   $  

Discontinued operations

    (0.04     (2.68     6.99              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share

  $ (1.68   $ (6.57   $ (0.90   $ (9.46   $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

         

Basic

    399,748       408,838       411,501       426,360       443,368  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

    399,748       408,838       411,501       426,360       478,999  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders (unaudited):

         

Basic

          $ 1.33  
         

 

 

 

Diluted

          $ 1.27  
         

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders (unaudited):

         

Basic

            1,453,906  
         

 

 

 

Diluted

            1,520,723  
         

 

 

 

 

(1)

On January 1, 2017, we adopted Topic 606 on a full retrospective basis. Accordingly, our audited consolidated financial statements for 2016 were recast to conform to Topic 606. See Notes 1 and 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Comparative information for 2014 and 2015 continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods.

 

(2)

Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,  
         2014              2015              2016              2017              2018      
     (unaudited)      (unaudited)                       
     (in millions)  

Operations and support

   $ 8      $ 13      $ 21      $ 30      $ 15  

Sales and marketing

     2        7        13        9        9  

Research and development

     15        34        45        25        65  

General and administrative

     72        155        49        73        83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $     97      $     209      $     128      $     137      $     172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(3)

The components of other income (expense), net, were as follows:

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,  
         2014             2015             2016             2017             2018      
     (unaudited)     (unaudited)                    
     (in millions)  

Interest income

   $     —     $         9     $ 22     $     71     $ 104  

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

           (41     (91     42       (45

Gain on divestiture

                             3,214  

Unrealized gain on investments

                             1,996  

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

           (95     142       (173     (501

Other

     (7     3       66       44       225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income expense, net

   $ (7   $ (124   $     139     $ (16   $     4,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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See Note 15 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for an explanation of our discontinued operations.

 

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See Notes 1 and 12 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for an explanation of the method used to calculate basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders and basic and diluted pro forma net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, and for the weighted-average number of shares used in the computation of the per share amounts.

 

                                                                                                        
     As of December 31,  
     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018  
     (unaudited)     (unaudited)                    
     (in millions)  

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,961     $ 4,188     $ 6,241     $ 4,393     $ 6,406  

Working capital (1)

     1,748       4,644       4,589       2,990       4,399  

Total assets

     2,241       6,740       15,713       15,426       23,988  

Long-term debt, net of current portion

           1,423       3,087       3,048       6,869  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability

           3       211       125       52  

Total liabilities

     330       4,078       9,198       11,773       17,196  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

     2,881       6,256       11,111       12,210       14,177  

Additional paid-in capital

     101       120       209       320       668  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,109     (4,265     (4,806     (8,874     (7,865

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (1,009     (4,146     (4,596     (8,557     (7,385

 

(1)

Working capital is defined as total current assets less total current liabilities. See our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus for further details regarding our current assets and current liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2018.

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017      2018  
     (in millions, except %)  

Other Financial and Operating Data:

       

Monthly Active Platform Consumers (1)

     45       68        91  

Trips (2)

     1,818       3,736       
5,220
 

Gross Bookings (3)

   $ 19,236     $ 34,409      $ 49,799  

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue (4)

   $ 3,170     $ 7,136      $ 9,924  

Core Platform Contribution Margin (5)

     (23 )%      0      9

Adjusted EBITDA (6)

   $ (2,517   $ (2,642    $ (1,847

 

 

(1)

MAPCs represent the number of unique consumers who completed a Ridesharing or New Mobility ride or received an Uber Eats meal on our platform at least once in a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter. MAPCs presented for an annual period are MAPCs for the fourth quarter of the year. MAPCs exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

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Trips represent the number of completed consumer Ridesharing or New Mobility rides and Uber Eats meal deliveries in a given period. For example, an UberPOOL ride with three paying consumers represents three unique Trips, whereas an UberX ride with three passengers represents one Trip. Trips exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

(3)

Gross Bookings represent the total dollar value, including any applicable taxes, tolls, and fees, of Ridesharing and New Mobility rides, Uber Eats meal deliveries, and amounts paid by shippers for Uber Freight shipments, in each case without any adjustment for consumer discounts and refunds, Driver and restaurant earnings, and Driver incentives. Gross Bookings do not include tips earned by Drivers. Gross Bookings exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

(4)

See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Adjusted Net Revenue” for more information.

 

(5)

See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Notes about Certain Key Metrics—Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin” for more information.

 

(6)

See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Adjusted EBITDA” for more information and for a reconciliation of net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We collect and analyze operating and financial data to evaluate the health of our business and assess our performance. In addition to revenue, net income (loss), loss from operations, and other results under GAAP, we use Adjusted Net Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our business. We have included these non-GAAP financial measures in this prospectus because they are key measures used by our management to evaluate our operating performance. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management team and board of directors. Our calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures, if any, reported by our peer companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. You should review the sections titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of forward-looking statements and “Risk Factors” for a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis and elsewhere in this prospectus.

Overview

Our mission is to ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion.

We believe deeply in our bold mission. Every minute of every day, consumers and Drivers on our platform can tap a button and get a ride or tap a button and get work. We revolutionized personal mobility with Ridesharing, and we are leveraging our platform to redefine the massive meal delivery and logistics industries. While we have had unparalleled growth at scale, we are just getting started: only 2% of the population in the 63 countries where we operate used our offerings in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, based on MAPCs.

The foundation of our platform is our massive network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise. Together, these elements power movement from point A to point B.

 

   

Massive network. Our massive, efficient, and intelligent network consists of tens of millions of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, as well as underlying data, technology, and shared infrastructure. Our network becomes smarter with every trip. In over 700 cities around the world, our network powers movement at the touch of a button for millions, and we hope eventually billions, of people.

 

   

Leading technology. We have built proprietary marketplace, routing, and payments technologies. Marketplace technologies are the core of our deep technology advantage and include demand prediction, matching and dispatching, and pricing technologies.

 

   

Operational excellence. Our regional on-the-ground operations teams use their extensive market-specific knowledge to rapidly launch and scale products in cities, support Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers, and build and enhance relationships with cities and regulators.

 

   

Product expertise. Our products are built with the expertise that allows us to set the standard for powering movement on-demand, provide platform users with a contextual, intuitive interface, continually evolve features and functionality, and deliver safety and trust.

Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks

We have a number of significant opportunities to continue to grow our business. These opportunities include increasing Ridesharing and Uber Eats category penetration in existing markets, expanding Ridesharing and Uber Eats into new markets, increasing MAPCs and Trips per MAPC, investing in and expanding our New Mobility products, including dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, and investing in and expanding Uber Freight. We will also continue to leverage our platform to test and launch new products, such as Uber Bus, our high-capacity vehicle product, as well as invest in consumer and Driver rewards programs across our offerings. We believe that autonomous vehicle technologies will be an important part of our platform over the long term, and we plan to continue to invest in these technologies. For more information on our strategies for growing our business, see the section titled “Business—Our Growth Strategy.”

 

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While we have a number of key opportunities for growth, we also face a number of challenges and risks. The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and include well-funded competitors in the ridesharing and meal delivery spaces, which have low barriers to entry and low switching costs. Our Personal Mobility offering competes with personal vehicle ownership and usage, which accounts for the majority of passenger miles in the markets where we operate, as well as traditional transportation services, including taxicab companies, taxi-hailing services, and livery services. In addition, public transportation can be a superior substitute to our Personal Mobility offering and in many cases, offers a faster and lower-cost travel option in many cities. We may lower fares or service fees, increase Driver incentives or consumer discounts and promotions, or partner with public transportation providers to remain competitive in existing markets or expand into new markets. Our ability to increase our market share relative to other transportation options depends in part on our ability to reduce the average cost per mile traveled on our platform, including through the introduction of lower price-point products such as Express POOL and Uber Bus. We also face challenges increasing penetration in existing markets, including suburban and rural areas where our network is smaller and less liquid, the cost of personal vehicle ownership is lower, and personal vehicle ownership is more convenient. Further, we are making substantial investments in new products and offerings, such as autonomous vehicles, dockless e-bikes, and e-scooters, which are inherently risky. These investments, in conjunction with sustained Driver incentives or consumer discounts and promotions, pose a challenge to future profitability. Furthermore, we face legal and regulatory obstacles, including in the six countries that we have identified as near-term priorities, that could adversely affect our revenue, costs, and ability to enter and grow in new markets. For more information on challenges we face, see the section titled “Risk Factors” and the subsection titled “Factors Affecting Our Performance” in this section.

While we have a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world where we operate through our owned operations, our category position has declined in certain geographies in recent periods. In 2017 our category position in the United States and Canada was significantly impacted by adverse publicity events. Our ridesharing category position generally declined in 2018 in the substantial majority of the regions in which we operate, although at a slower rate. We believe our category position is also impacted by heavy subsidies and discounts by our competition. Well-capitalized competitors, many of which took advantage of the adverse publicity we experienced in 2017 to improve their category positions, have pressured and may continue to put pressure on our margins as they are able to fund lower fares, service fee reductions, and consumer discounts and promotions to enter new markets and grow their category position. In certain markets, we intend to invest aggressively, even at short-term cost, based on our belief in the long-term value of the market opportunity that we address.

Additionally, we anticipate that Gross Bookings per Trip may continue to decline as we continue to penetrate markets with lower price points and expand our lower-priced products, such as UberPOOL, dockless e-bikes, e-scooters, auto rickshaws, and Uber Bus, in certain markets. While Gross Bookings per Trip may decline, we believe that servicing consumers at lower price points can unlock significant growth based on the large number of consumers, especially in certain regions, for whom our current offerings may be perceived as too expensive. However, long-term adoption rates and profitability of these new products are uncertain.

We also expect our Core Platform Contribution Margin to decline in the near term due to, among other factors, competition in Ridesharing and planned significant investments in Uber Eats, based upon our long-term growth expectations for Uber Eats. Our Uber Eats Take Rate has declined in recent periods, and may continue to decline, as we onboard large-volume restaurants at a lower service fee and restaurants with lower average basket sizes, and as we invest in more nascent and competitive markets, such as India.

Our Offerings

Our Personal Mobility, Uber Eats, and Uber Freight platform offerings each address large, fragmented markets.

 

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Personal Mobility

Our Personal Mobility offering includes Ridesharing and New Mobility. Ridesharing refers to products that connect consumers with Drivers who provide rides in a variety of vehicles, such as cars, auto rickshaws, motorbikes, minibuses, or taxis. New Mobility refers to products that provide consumers with access to rides through a variety of modes, including dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. We aim to provide everyone, everywhere on our platform with access to a safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient trip within a few minutes of tapping a button. In the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the average wait time for a rider to be picked up by a Driver was five minutes. In addition to powering movement for riders, our platform powers opportunity for Drivers, fueling the future of independent work by providing Drivers with a reliable and flexible way to earn money.

We are committed to providing consumers with access to the best personal mobility options to meet their needs. We are investing in new modes of transportation that enable us to address a wider range of consumer use cases and represent a significant opportunity to bring additional trips onto our platform. For example, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, trips of less than three miles accounted for 46% of all U.S. vehicle trips in 2017. We believe that dockless e-bikes and e-scooters address many of these use cases and will replace a portion of these vehicle trips over time, particularly in urban environments that suffer from substantial traffic during peak commuting hours.

The rapid growth and scale of our Ridesharing products, which to date have accounted for virtually all of our Personal Mobility offering, demonstrates the size of our opportunity:

 

   

Revenue derived from our Ridesharing products grew from $3.5 billion in 2016 to $9.2 billion in 2018.

 

   

Gross Bookings derived from our Ridesharing products grew from $18.8 billion in 2016 to $41.5 billion in 2018.

 

   

Consumers traveled approximately 26 billion miles on our platform in 2018.

We believe that Personal Mobility represents a vast, rapidly growing, and underpenetrated market opportunity. We operate our Personal Mobility offering in 63 countries with an aggregate population of 4.1 billion people. Through our Personal Mobility offering, we estimate that our platform served 2% of the population in these countries based on MAPCs in the quarter ended December 31, 2018. We estimate that people traveled 4.7 trillion vehicle miles in trips under 30 miles in these countries in 2018, of which the approximately 26 billion miles traveled on our platform represent less than 1% penetration.

We believe that our Personal Mobility market share and ridesharing category position are key indicators of our progress towards our massive market opportunity. We calculate our Personal Mobility market share in a given region by dividing our Personal Mobility miles traveled by our estimates of the addressable market in miles traveled in the region. We estimate the size of the addressable market by multiplying the number of passenger cars in each country by our country-level estimates of miles traveled per car. Our estimates also include an estimated 4.4 trillion public transportation miles, which we allocate to regions based on their share of the population in our addressable market. See the section titled “Business—Our Market Opportunity” for more information. Based on this estimate, our Personal Mobility market share is less than 1% in every major region of the world where we operate.

We calculate our ridesharing category position within a given region by dividing our Ridesharing Gross Bookings by our estimates of total ridesharing Gross Bookings generated by us and other companies with similar ridesharing products. We estimate total ridesharing Gross Bookings in a given region by utilizing internal source data, including historical trips, bookings, product mix, and fare information, and external source data from publicly available information and marketing analytics firms. Based on these estimates, we have a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world where we operate, as shown in the graphic below. We also participate in certain regions through our minority-owned affiliates and intend to maintain our interests in these minority-owned affiliates to participate in the expected growth of ridesharing and other modes of personal mobility in the regions where they operate.

 

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Our Global Ridesharing Footprint (1)

 

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Does not include any increase in our category position in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan as a result of our pending acquisition of Careem.

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Percentages are based on our internal estimates of Gross Bookings and miles traveled using our currently available information. For more detail on ownership stakes, see the section titled “—Minority-Owned Affiliates.”

Uber Eats

Our Uber Eats offering allows consumers to search for and discover local restaurants, order a meal at the touch of a button, and have the meal delivered reliably and quickly. We launched our Uber Eats app just over three years ago, and we believe that Uber Eats has grown to be the largest meal delivery platform in the world outside of China based on Gross Bookings. We believe that our scale enables the average delivery time for Uber Eats to be faster than the average delivery time for our competitors. For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the average delivery time was approximately 30 minutes. We believe that Uber Eats not only leverages, but also increases, the supply of Drivers on our network. For example, Uber Eats enables Ridesharing Drivers to increase their utilization and earnings by accessing additional demand for trips during non-peak Ridesharing times. Uber Eats also expands the pool of Drivers by enabling people who are not Ridesharing Drivers or who do not have access to Ridesharing-qualified vehicles to deliver meals on our platform. In addition to benefiting Drivers and consumers, Uber Eats provides restaurants with an instant mobile presence and efficient delivery capability, which we believe generates incremental demand and improves margins for restaurants by enabling them to serve more consumers without increasing their existing front-of-house expenses. Of the 91 million MAPCs on our platform, over 15 million received a meal using Uber Eats in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, tapping into our network of more than 220,000 restaurants in over 500 cities globally.

In connection with our transactions with Grab and Yandex, we contributed our meal delivery offerings in Southeast Asia and Russia/CIS to Grab and to our Yandex.Taxi joint venture, respectively, including our partnerships with certain significant global restaurant chains with operations in those markets. We expect to benefit from continued growth of the meal delivery industry in the regions where our minority-owned affiliates operate.

 

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Uber Freight

We believe that Uber Freight is revolutionizing the logistics industry. Uber Freight leverages our proprietary technology, brand awareness, and experience revolutionizing industries to create a transparent, on-demand marketplace that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers.

The freight industry today is highly fragmented and deeply inefficient. It can take several hours, sometimes days, for shippers to find a truck and driver for shipments, with most of the process conducted over the phone or by fax. Uber Freight greatly reduces friction in the logistics industry by providing an on-demand platform to automate and accelerate logistics transactions end-to-end. Uber Freight connects carriers with the most appropriate shipments available on our platform, and gives carriers upfront, transparent pricing and the ability to book a shipment with the touch of a button.

We serve shippers ranging from small- and medium-sized businesses to global enterprises by enabling them to create and tender shipments with a few clicks, secure capacity on demand with upfront pricing, and track those shipments in real-time from pickup to delivery. We believe that all of these factors represent significant efficiency improvements over traditional freight brokerage providers. Since Uber Freight’s public launch in the United States in May 2017, we have contracted with over 36,000 carriers that in aggregate have more than 400,000 drivers and have served over 1,000 shippers, including global enterprises such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Niagara, Land O’Lakes, and Colgate-Palmolive. Uber Freight has grown to $125 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

In March 2019, we announced the expansion of our Uber Freight offering into Europe. Although Europe’s freight market is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the world, we believe that European shippers and carriers experience many of the same pain points in their current operations as U.S. shippers and carriers.

Platform Synergies

We intend to continue to invest in new platform offerings that we believe will further strengthen our platform and existing offerings and fuel multiple virtuous cycles of growth.

We can rapidly launch and scale platform products and offerings by leveraging our massive network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise. Furthermore, each new product adds nodes to our network and strengthens these shared capabilities, enabling us to launch and invest in additional products more efficiently. For example, Uber Eats is used by many of the same consumers who use our Ridesharing products, is built on our existing technology stack, and has grown by leveraging many of the same regional operations teams that built our Ridesharing products. Similarly, in cities where we already operate, we can more efficiently launch other products and offerings, such as dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, by leveraging our existing network of Drivers and consumers and regional on-the-ground operations teams. As evidence of the power of our platform, Uber Eats grew to $2.6 billion in Gross Bookings for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, nearly three years following the launch of the Uber Eats app, which we believe makes our Uber Eats offering the largest meal delivery platform in the world outside of China. In addition, each new product or offering enables us to invest more efficiently because we share innovations and investments across our platform offerings. These synergies effectively lower our costs and allow us to invest in a scalable way that becomes increasingly efficient as we grow with each new product or offering.

Each platform offering also increases the value of our platform to platform users, enabling us to attract new platform users and to deepen engagement with existing platform users. Both of these dynamics grow our network scale and liquidity, which further increases the value of our platform to platform users. For example, Uber Eats attracts new consumers to our network – in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, 50% of first-time Uber Eats consumers were new to our platform. Additionally, in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, consumers who used both Personal Mobility and Uber Eats had 11.5 Trips per month on average, compared to 4.9 Trips per month on average for consumers who used a single offering in cities where both Personal Mobility and Uber Eats

 

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were offered. Similarly, having multiple offerings increases our engagement with Drivers. For example, with Uber Eats, Ridesharing Drivers can access additional demand for trips during non-peak Ridesharing times to increase their utilization and earnings. We believe that these trends will continue as we further expand Uber Eats from over 500 cities into nearly 700 cities where we already offer Personal Mobility.

The strength of our leading platform is demonstrated by our performance:

 

   

There were 91 million MAPCs for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

There were 1.5 billion Trips on our platform for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

There were 3.9 million Drivers on our platform for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

Drivers have earned over $78.2 billion on our platform since 2015, as well as $1.2 billion in tips since we introduced in-app tipping for Drivers in July 2017, in each case through December 31, 2018.

 

   

We had a 9% Core Platform Contribution Margin in 2018. See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Notes about Certain Key Metrics—Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin” for additional information.

In 2018, Gross Bookings grew to $49.8 billion, up 45% from $34.4 billion in 2017. Over the same period, revenue reached $11.3 billion, up 42% from $7.9 billion in the prior year. Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue was $9.9 billion in 2018, up 39% from $7.1 billion in 2017. Net income (loss) was $1.0 billion in 2018 and $(4.0) billion in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA was $(1.8) billion in 2018 and $(2.6) billion in 2017. See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information.

 

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($Bn) $50 $25 $0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 Launch Safety Toolkit Launch Express POOL Launch Uber Cash Launch Uder Pro Launch Uber Rewards Yandex Transaction Grab Transaction Acquire JUMP/Launch New Mobility 10 Billion Trips 2017 Launch Ber Freight Launch 180 Days of Change 3 Million Drivers 50 Million MAPCs Uber Eats in Over 200 Cities 2016 Launch Instant Pay Launch Uber Eats App Didi Transaction 1 Billion Trips 2015 Launch Pay with Cash Option in India Launch ATG Pilot in Pittsburgh 2014 Launch UberPOOL 2013 Expand to Latin America, India, China, Southeast Asia, Russia/CIS, and Middle East and Africa 2012 Expand to Australia/New Zealand Launch UberX 2011 Expand to Europe 2010 Launch in United States

 

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Our Financial and Operating Model

The chart below illustrates our financial and operating model for our Core Platform for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Core Platform Financial and Operating Model

(in billions)*

 

 

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Gross Bookings includes $0.4 billion of gross bookings from our 2018 Divested Operations.

*

Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

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Core Platform Contribution Profit includes $0.1 billion of contra-revenue adjustments, which consist of (i) the impact of the 2018 Divested Operations and (ii) legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements classified as contra-revenue.

Note:

1.

The bars to the left of the y-axis dotted line represent components of Core Platform Gross Bookings, one of our key operating metrics.

 

2.

The bars to the right of the y-axis dotted line represent revenue and other components required to determine Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss).

We generate Gross Bookings from Ridesharing trips and Uber Eats meal deliveries for our Core Platform segment. We refer to the portion of the fare that the Driver retains, or the portion of the order value the restaurant retains, as Driver and restaurant earnings. We offer Driver incentives to encourage Driver activity on our platform. For example, we may offer incentives to Drivers based on the number of trips they complete in a week. We believe that Drivers consider both earnings and incentives when choosing to use our platform. In some cases, the aggregate amount of earnings and incentives received by a given Driver exceeds the Gross Bookings attributable to the Driver’s trips, which results in excess Driver incentives. We offer Driver incentives and Driver referrals for both Ridesharing and Uber Eats. Cumulative payments to Drivers for Uber Eats deliveries historically have exceeded the cumulative delivery fees paid by consumers. Core Platform revenue is equal to Core Platform Gross Bookings less (i) Driver and restaurant earnings, refunds, and discounts and (ii) Driver incentives.

We define Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue as Core Platform revenue less (i) excess Driver incentives and (ii) Driver referrals. We believe that Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue is informative of our Core Platform top line performance because it measures the total net financial activity generated by our Core Platform

 

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after taking into account all Driver and restaurant earnings, Driver incentives, and Driver referrals. Excess Driver incentives are recorded in cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, and Driver referrals are recorded in sales and marketing expenses. These amounts largely depend on our business decisions based on market conditions. We include the impact of these amounts in Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue to evaluate how increasing or decreasing incentives would impact our Core Platform top line performance, and the overall net financial activity between us and our customers, which ultimately impacts our Take Rate. Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue is lower than Core Platform revenue in all reported periods in this prospectus.

Our Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) illustrated above represents Core Platform revenue less the following Core Platform direct costs and expenses: (i) cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, (ii) operations and support, (iii) sales and marketing, (iv) research and development, and (v) general and administrative. Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) also reflects any applicable exclusions from Adjusted EBITDA and excludes the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations. We believe that Core Platform Contribution Profit and Core Platform Contribution Margin are useful indicators of the economics of our Core Platform, as they do not include indirect unallocated research and development and general and administrative expenses (including expenses for ATG and Other Technology Programs). See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Notes about Certain Key Metrics—Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin” for more information.

We believe that our scale and platform provide us with important advantages. Generally, for a given geographic market, we believe that the operator with the larger network will have a higher margin than the operator with the smaller network, as a result of lower costs due to greater scale. To the extent that competing ridesharing category participants choose to shift their strategy towards shorter-term profitability by reducing their incentives or employing other means of increasing their take rate, we believe that we would not be required to invest as heavily in Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions given the impact of price and Driver earnings on consumer and Driver behavior, respectively. In addition to competing against ridesharing category participants, we also expect to use Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions to grow our business relative to lower-priced alternatives, such as personal vehicle ownership and usage, and to balance Driver supply and consumer demand.

We can adjust both the service fee paid by Drivers and the Driver incentives that we offer to balance Driver supply according to consumer demand and to compete against other category participants. Both the service fee paid by Drivers and the Driver incentives affect our Take Rate, which in turn affects Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue. Ultimately, we are focused on increasing Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue and our Take Rate. Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue is a function of Core Platform Gross Bookings less Driver earnings, Driver incentives, and Driver referrals. Our Core Platform Take Rate is Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue as a percentage of Core Platform Gross Bookings, including the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations. The greatest impact on our Take Rate has historically come from Driver earnings. However, we typically manage our Take Rate through adjustments to Driver incentives, as Driver incentives are shorter-term adjustments that can be more easily tailored to specific local markets. Our Take Rate fluctuates based on competitive pressure, the dynamics within each market, and product mix.

 

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The table below illustrates two scenarios for Ridesharing trips, without and with excess Driver incentives.

 

     

Illustrative Ridesharing Trips

   Without
Excess Driver
Incentives
    With
Excess Driver
Incentives
 

Gross Bookings

   $       10.00     $ 10.00  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Driver earnings

   $ (7.00   $ (7.00

Driver incentives

   $ (1.00   $ (3.00

Excess Driver incentives

         $ (1.00
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Driver earnings and incentives

   $ (8.00   $     (11.00
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Revenue

   $ 2.00        

Excess Driver incentives in cost of revenue

         $ (1.00
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Revenue

   $ 2.00     $ (1.00

The scenarios above assume that our Ridesharing trips comprising Gross Bookings do not include discounts.

The table below illustrates the components of an Uber Eats order.

 

   

Illustrative Uber Eats Order

      

Restaurant food basket value

   $ 18.00  

Delivery fees

   $ 4.00  
    

 

 

 

Gross Bookings

   $      22.00  
    

 

 

 
   

Restaurant earnings

   $ (13.50

Driver earnings

   $ (6.00
    

 

 

 

Restaurant and Driver earnings

   $ (19.50
    

 

 

 
   

Revenue from restaurant

   $ 4.50  

Excess Driver incentives in cost of revenue

   $ (2.00
    

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Revenue

   $ 2.50  

Key Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

All of our key metrics exclude historical results from China (which are included as discontinued operations in our audited consolidated financial statements), and, as noted below, certain of our key metrics also exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations. We now participate in China, Russia/CIS and Southeast Asia solely through our minority-owned affiliates.

Adjusted EBITDA and Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information about how we use these non-GAAP financial measures in our business, the limitations of these measures, and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, please see the section titled “—Results of Operations—Quarterly Reconciliation of Certain Key Metrics.”

 

   

Monthly Active Platform Consumers. MAPCs is the number of unique consumers who completed a Ridesharing or New Mobility ride or received an Uber Eats meal on our platform at least once in a given month, averaged over each month in the quarter. We use MAPCs to assess the adoption of our platform and frequency of transactions, which are key factors in our penetration of the 63 countries in which we operate, comprising 4.1 billion people and 4.7 trillion miles for trips under 30 miles. MAPCs in the quarter ended December 31, 2018 were 91 million, up 35% from 68 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2017. MAPCs exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

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Monthly Active Platform Consumers (in millions)

 

 

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We believe that we have the opportunity to continue growing MAPCs, as the 91 million MAPCs on our platform represent 2% of the total population in the 63 countries in which we operate. We experience seasonality in the number of MAPCs on our platform; we typically experience higher levels of activity in the fourth quarter from holiday and business demand, as well as lower levels of activity in the third quarter resulting from less usage of our platform during peak tourist season in certain cities, such as Paris. We have typically experienced lower quarter-over-quarter growth in the first quarter. We expect these seasonal trends to become more pronounced over time as our growth slows.

 

   

Trips. We define Trips as the number of completed consumer Ridesharing or New Mobility rides and Uber Eats meal deliveries in a given period. For example, an UberPOOL ride with three paying consumers represents three unique Trips, whereas an UberX ride with three passengers represents one Trip. We believe that Trips are a useful metric to measure the scale and usage of our platform. Trips exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

Trips (in millions)

 

 

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We believe that we have a significant opportunity to continue to grow the number of Trips taken on our platform. We believe that there is an underlying seasonality in our Trips similar to MAPC trends.

 

   

Gross Bookings. We define Gross Bookings as the total dollar value, including any applicable taxes, tolls, and fees, of Ridesharing and New Mobility rides, Uber Eats meal deliveries, and amounts paid by Uber Freight shippers, in each case without any adjustment for consumer discounts and refunds, Driver and restaurant earnings, and Driver incentives. Gross Bookings do not include tips earned by Drivers. Gross Bookings are an indication of the scale of our current platform, which ultimately impacts revenue. Gross Bookings exclude the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations.

 

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Gross Bookings (in millions)

 

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We believe that we have a significant opportunity to continue growing Gross Bookings as a result of our massive total addressable market opportunity as well as our platform advantages. The majority of our Gross Bookings comes from our Ridesharing products and we have continued to grow these Gross Bookings across the markets in which we operate. We have grown Gross Bookings from Uber Eats rapidly, as consumers continue to incorporate meal delivery into their daily lives and as we have expanded our Uber Eats footprint to additional cities.

 

   

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue. We define Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue as Core Platform revenue less (i) excess Driver incentives and (ii) Driver referrals. We believe that Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue is informative of our Core Platform top line performance because it measures the total net financial activity generated by our Core Platform after taking into account all Driver and restaurant earnings, Driver incentives, and Driver referrals. Excess Driver incentives are recorded in cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, and Driver referrals are recorded in sales and marketing expenses. These amounts largely depend on our business decisions based on market conditions. We include the impact of these amounts in Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue to evaluate how increasing or decreasing incentives would impact our Core Platform top line performance, and the overall net financial activity between us and our customers, which ultimately impacts our Take Rate. Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue is lower than Core Platform revenue in all reported periods in this prospectus. See the section titled “—Results of Operations—Quarterly Reconciliation of Certain Key Metrics” for additional information.

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue (in millions)

 

 

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Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue has historically grown faster than Core Platform Gross Bookings, and our Core Platform Take Rate, calculated as Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue divided by Core Platform Gross Bookings, including the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations, has historically increased. Our Take Rate is a function of product mix and competition that we face for each offering. Our Core Platform Take Rate was 20% in 2018. In Ridesharing, only one partner, the Driver, has earnings, whereas in Uber Eats, two partners, the restaurant and Driver, have earnings. Our Ridesharing Take Rate, calculated as Adjusted Net Revenue for Ridesharing divided by Gross Bookings for Ridesharing, was 21% in 2018, varying from 12% to 24% by geographic region. Our Uber Eats Take Rate, calculated as Adjusted Net Revenue for Uber Eats divided by Gross Bookings for Uber Eats, was 10% in 2018. Competitive pressure on our Ridesharing Take Rate has caused it to decline in recent periods. Our Uber Eats Take Rate has declined in recent periods as we have onboarded large-volume restaurants at a lower service fee and in geographies with greater competition, such as the United States and India. Overall, we expect our Take Rate to decrease in the near term.

 

   

Core Platform Contribution Margin. Core Platform Contribution Margin is defined as Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) as a percentage of Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue. Core Platform Contribution Margin demonstrates the margin that we generate after direct expenses. We believe that Core Platform Contribution Margin is a useful indicator of the economics of our Core Platform, as it does not include indirect unallocated research and development and general and administrative expenses (including expenses for ATG and Other Technology Programs). See the section titled “—Results of Operations—Quarterly Reconciliation of Certain Key Metrics” for additional information.

Core Platform Contribution Margin (%)

 

 

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Core Platform Contribution Margin will decline in periods of higher investment. We expect Core Platform Contribution Margin to remain negative in the near term due to, among other factors, competition in ridesharing and planned investments in Uber Eats based upon our long-term growth expectations for Uber Eats.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), excluding (i) income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, (ii) net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax (iii) benefit from (provision for) income taxes, (iv) income (loss) from equity method investment, net of tax, (v) interest expense, (vi) other income (expense), net, (vii) depreciation and amortization, (viii) stock-based compensation expense, (ix) legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements, (x) asset impairment/loss on sale of assets, (xi) acquisition and financing related expenses, and (xii) restructuring charges. See the section titled “—Results of Operations—Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information and a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)

 

 

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Adjusted EBITDA has declined in recent periods primarily due to reduced Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and investments in our Other Bets segment. We expect Adjusted EBITDA losses to increase in the future as we continue to invest in our platform offerings and ATG and Other Technology Programs.

Factors Affecting Our Performance

MAPCs. Changes in MAPCs are a key factor driving our Gross Bookings. We expect MAPC growth to continue as consumer adoption of our Personal Mobility and Uber Eats offerings increases, and we plan to continue to use incentives, discounts, and promotions, as well as restaurant expansion, to grow these categories and to acquire, engage, and retain MAPCs. These incentives and promotions may include new consumer referral programs and coupons for reduced fares on our Ridesharing products or Uber Eats offering. We believe that new product launches, including the expansion of existing products into new cities, will grow MAPCs by addressing more use cases and by increasing MAPC retention. Over time, we expect to continue to expand into geographies where we do not currently have scaled presence, including in the six key countries where our current presence is limited as a result of the regulatory environments: Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain.

Trips per MAPC . The growth of Trips has compounded over time as a result of growth in MAPCs combined with increasing Trips per MAPC across our platform. Our monthly Trips per MAPC grew to 5.5 Trips in the quarter ended December 31, 2018 from 5.4 Trips in the quarter ended December 31, 2017. We increase Trips per MAPC in three primary ways:

 

   

Platform engagement. We believe that consumers will increase their usage of our platform as they learn about our platform offerings and as they choose to incorporate them more into their daily lives. In addition, with a growing number of Personal Mobility and Uber Eats products, we expect usage across our platform offerings to also increase. Additionally, we have recently launched consumer and Driver rewards programs that deliver value to more active Drivers and consumers and further promote cross-selling across our offerings.

 

   

Our innovation to reduce price per passenger mile. We believe that the introduction of new products, including our recent introductions of dockless e-bikes and e-scooters and Uber Bus, have significantly increased the number of consumer use cases addressed by our platform. These new products have lower price points, which we believe have increased and will continue to increase consumer usage of our platform.

 

   

Global access to our products. There is a significant opportunity to keep growing Trips per MAPC by making our offerings and products available in every geographic market in which we operate. For example, Uber Eats is currently available in over 500 cities, compared to nearly 700 cities for Personal Mobility.

 

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Monthly Trips Per MAPC

 

 

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Gross Bookings per Trip. Average Gross Bookings per Trip depends on our geographic and product mix in any given period. We exclude our Uber Freight Gross Bookings from this metric as the Uber Freight Gross Bookings per shipment is not representative of the overall Gross Bookings per Trip on our platform. Gross Bookings in Latin America, India, and the Middle East and Africa are lower on a per Trip basis compared to the United States and Canada, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand, largely as a result of pricing dynamics within those markets. Our Uber Eats offering, which represented 18% of Gross Bookings for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, has a higher Gross Bookings per Trip than Ridesharing. The introduction of New Mobility products such as dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, which have lower price points than our existing products and offerings, will lower the average Gross Bookings per Trip on our platform.

We believe that our lower-priced products enable us to address and penetrate a larger portion of our total addressable market opportunity. We historically achieved significant growth in Trips by reducing our Gross Bookings per Trip with innovative products such as UberPOOL and Express POOL. In 2018, total Ridesharing Trips grew by 34%, while Ridesharing Gross Bookings per Trip declined by 1%. We believe we will continue to grow overall Trips with lower-priced products such as New Mobility products, Uber Bus, UberPOOL, and Express POOL, based on similar consumer demand dynamics.

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Driver incentives. We offer a variety of Driver incentives to encourage Driver activity on our platform, which consequently allows us to attract and engage consumers on our platform. We vary Driver incentives for each local market based on the needs of the market relative to other alternatives in the Ridesharing and meal delivery

 

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industries. For example, to rapidly scale our network in new cities by attracting consumers to our platform and away from personal vehicles to compete effectively in existing cities where competitors offer incentives, we often use Driver incentives. These incentives and our large network help maintain a steady supply of Drivers on our platform. For each market, we use dynamic pricing and incentive strategies that we believe provide network liquidity while maintaining an attractive earnings opportunity for Drivers. In the future, we may reduce Driver incentives based on market dynamics, which would increase our Take Rate. In the second quarter of 2019, Driver incentives will include a one-time cash appreciation award in an aggregate amount of approximately $300 million that we expect to pay on or around April 27, 2019 to qualifying Drivers in jurisdictions where we operate through owned operations.

Growth initiatives. Given the size of our total addressable market, we will continue to make significant investments in long-term growth initiatives. We are investing in four primary areas:

 

   

Ridesharing and New Mobility. We will continue to invest to enhance and grow our Ridesharing and New Mobility products. We expect these investments to include consumer and Driver rewards programs, new products such as dockless e-bikes and e-scooters and Uber Bus, and expansion into new geographies, including the six key countries where our current presence is limited as a result of the regulatory environments: Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain. These countries have an aggregate addressable market of over 400 million people, 0.8 trillion miles, and $0.5 trillion of potential market opportunity.

 

   

Uber Eats. We plan to invest in Uber Eats to both expand into new markets and further penetrate existing markets. We plan to primarily invest in Driver incentives and rewards programs to attract and retain more Uber Eats Drivers and also to invest in our sales infrastructure to expand our restaurant selection.

 

   

Uber Freight. We believe that Uber Freight is revolutionizing a massive, manual logistics market dominated by legacy operators. We believe we provide significant value to both shippers and carriers by leveraging our platform technologies to provide innovations such as upfront pricing and real-time tracking. We are increasing our investments in Uber Freight as we believe that the total addressable market opportunity is significant.

 

   

ATG and Other Technology Programs . We believe that autonomous vehicle technologies will be an important part of our platform over the long term. We have invested in ATG and Other Technology Programs, and we aim to partner with original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), such as Toyota and DENSO pursuant to the ATG Collaboration Agreement, and other technology companies to incorporate autonomous vehicle technologies onto our platform.

Regulations permitting or limiting our offerings. Regulations that permit or limit our ability to provide Ridesharing in certain markets impact our financial performance. For example, in August 2018, New York City instituted a limit on new vehicle licenses for offerings like ours for one year, and in February 2019, New York City instituted per-mile and per-minute rates, designed to target minimum hourly earnings, for drivers providing for-hire services in New York City, such as those provided by Drivers on our platform. We are still working through adjustments to be made with respect to rider promotions, Driver supply, and other aspects of our business in response to these regulations. Although these regulations positively impacted our category position in New York City thus far, the regulations had a negative impact on our financial performance in New York City in the first quarter of 2019 and may have a similar adverse impact in the future. In other regions, our partnerships with regulators have resulted in favorable change. In 2018, we partnered with officials in the province of Mendoza to design the first ridesharing regulations in Argentina.

Reputation and brand. We believe that maintaining and enhancing our reputation and brand is critical to our ability to attract and retain employees and platform users. For example, our business performance was negatively impacted in early 2017 when we faced many challenges, including the #DeleteUber campaign that encouraged platform users to delete our app and cease use of our offerings. Later in 2017, allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace adversely impacted our reputation and further

 

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encouraged platform users to cease use of our offerings. We have been on a new path forward since the hiring of our Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi in September 2017.

Global operations. We generated 52% of our Gross Bookings outside of the United States in the quarter ended December 31, 2018. As we continue to expand our international operations, our results will be increasingly impacted by trends in countries around the world, as well as fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. In addition, Gross Bookings in Latin America, India, and the Middle East and Africa have historically been lower on a per Trip basis compared to the United States and Canada, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand, largely as a result of pricing dynamics within those markets.

Global acquisition and consolidation strategy. We intend to continue to grow our platform using acquisitions and strategic partnerships. From time to time, we acquire and invest in companies with teams and technologies that enable us to strengthen our offerings by adding new products or by enhancing our existing products. For example, in March 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem. Dubai-based Careem, founded in 2012, provides ridesharing, meal delivery, and payments services to millions of users in 115 cities across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan. This acquisition advances our strategy of having a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world in which we operate. We expect the acquisition of Careem to significantly expand our presence in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, which we believe are attractive markets due to their size and growth potential, driven by tech-savvy populations, high smart phone penetration, low rates of car ownership, and communities developing the next generation of transportation options to serve their growing populations. The purchase price for the acquisition is approximately $3.1 billion, consisting of up to approximately $1.7 billion of the Careem Convertible Notes and approximately $1.4 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. In addition, in 2018, we acquired JUMP to integrate dockless e-bikes into our platform, and we acquired orderTalk to better integrate Uber Eats with restaurant point-of-sale systems. With the exception of Careem, most of these companies did not have meaningful revenue at the time of acquisition, and ongoing operating costs and integration risks from these and future acquisitions may negatively affect our financial performance.

Stock-based compensation for certain equity awards. Substantially all RSUs, and certain stock options, SARs, and shares of restricted common stock, granted before December 31, 2018 vest on the satisfaction of both a service-based vesting condition and a liquidity event-based vesting condition. The service-based vesting condition for most of these awards is satisfied over four years. The liquidity event-based vesting condition is satisfied on the occurrence of a qualifying event, generally defined as a change in control or the effective date of the registration statement for our initial public offering. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized only for those awards that are expected to meet the service-based and liquidity event-based vesting conditions. As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, achievement of the liquidity event-based vesting condition was not probable. A change in control event and an effective registration statement are not deemed probable until consummated or declared effective, respectively. We estimate that as of May 1, 2019, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to outstanding RSU awards will be $6.0 billion. Of this amount, $3.5 billion relates to awards for which the service-based condition will be satisfied or partially satisfied on that date, and the remaining $2.5 billion relates to awards for which the service-based vesting condition will not yet be satisfied as of May 1, 2019. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.5 billion would be recognized over the remaining service period after the occurrence of a qualifying event. For additional information regarding our stock-based compensation expense, see the section titled “—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Stock-Based Compensation.”

Minority-Owned Affiliates

In August 2016, we completed the sale of our operations in China to Didi in exchange for an approximate 18.8% interest in Didi, which, based on our current information, we estimate to be 15.4% as of September 30, 2018. In February 2018, we consummated a joint venture with Yandex whereby we and Yandex each contributed our operations in Russia/CIS to a joint venture which we refer to as the Yandex.Taxi joint venture. We received a 38.0% interest in the Yandex.Taxi joint venture at the closing of the transaction, which, based on our currently available information, we estimate to be 38.0% as of December 31, 2018. In March 2018, we completed the sale

 

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of our operations in Southeast Asia to Grab in exchange for a 30.0% interest in Grab, which, based on our currently available information, we estimate to be 23.2% as of December 31, 2018. We measure our interest in each of our minority-owned affiliates based on the outstanding shares of capital stock on an as-converted basis but without taking into account securities exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or its equivalent (including outstanding vested or unvested stock-based awards and any reserved but unissued stock-based awards under any equity incentive plan of our minority-owned affiliates).

As a result of the transactions with Didi and Grab, we address the China and Southeast Asia markets only indirectly as a minority shareholder of Didi and Grab, respectively, and we address the Russia/CIS market only indirectly through our Yandex.Taxi joint venture.

The following table summarizes how we account for our minority-owned affiliates:

 

     
Investment   Type of Security   Initial and Subsequent Measurement
     
Didi   Equity security   Cost, less impairment, adjusted for subsequent observable price changes with adjustments in carrying value recorded in other income (expense), net.
     
Yandex.Taxi   Equity method investment   Recorded at cost and adjusted for our share of the income/loss of the investee, which is recorded in income (loss) from equity method investment, net of tax.
     
Grab   Available-for-sale debt security   Recorded at initial fair value and remeasured at fair value each reporting period. Changes in fair value recorded through other comprehensive income (loss) until realized.

Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

We generate substantially all of our revenue from fees paid by Drivers and restaurants for use of our platform. We have concluded that we are an agent in these arrangements as we arrange for other parties to provide the service to the end-user. Under this model, revenue is net of Driver and restaurant earnings and Driver incentives. We act as an agent in these transactions by connecting consumers to Drivers and restaurants to facilitate a Trip or meal delivery service.

Core Platform

 

   

Ridesharing. We generate Ridesharing revenue from service and booking fees paid by Drivers for the use of our platform to connect with consumers in need of transportation and complete Ridesharing services.

 

   

Uber Eats. We generate Uber Eats revenue from service fees paid by restaurants and Drivers for use of our platform to provide a meal or complete a meal delivery. The service fee paid by restaurants is a percentage of the meal price. The service fee paid by Drivers is the difference between the delivery fee amount paid by the consumer and the amount earned by the Driver. The delivery fee paid by consumers has historically been less than the amount paid to Drivers, and the amount earned by Drivers is based on actual time and distance required for the meal delivery.

 

   

Other. Core Platform revenue also includes other revenue. Other revenue primarily consists of revenue associated with our Vehicle Solutions activities. As a part of this business, we lease or rent vehicles to third parties who could potentially use these vehicles to provide Ridesharing or Uber Eats services through our platform. In the second half of 2017, we stopped purchasing and started to wind down our financing of vehicles. The remaining assets of our Vehicle Solutions activities were classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2018. We expect Vehicle Solutions revenue to decrease in future periods and do not

 

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anticipate that those activities will generate a significant portion of our revenue in the foreseeable future. In January 2019, we executed an agreement to sell our rental car business in Singapore, which owned substantially all of our remaining Vehicle Solutions vehicles.

Other Bets

 

   

Uber Freight. Other Bets primarily consists of Uber Freight, which we publicly launched in 2017. We generate revenue from our Uber Freight offerings from shippers that pay us a pre-determined fee for each shipment to use our brokerage service.

 

   

New Mobility. We introduced New Mobility in 2018. Revenue is generated through fees charged to consumers for a ride on a dockless e-bike or e-scooter.

For additional discussion related to our revenue, see the section titled “—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Revenue Recognition” and Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Cost of Revenue, Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, consists primarily of Core Platform insurance expenses, credit card processing fees, hosting and co-located data center expenses, mobile device and service expenses, amounts related to fare chargebacks and other credit card losses, excess Driver incentives, and costs incurred with carriers for Uber Freight transportation. Core Platform insurance expenses include coverage for auto liability, general liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist liability, and auto physical damage related to our Ridesharing products and Uber Eats offering. Excess Driver incentives are primarily related to our Ridesharing products in emerging markets and our Uber Eats offering.

We expect that cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, will increase on an absolute dollar basis for the foreseeable future to the extent we continue to see growth on the platform. As trips increase, we expect related increases for insurance costs, credit card processing fees, hosting and co-located data center expenses, and other cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, categories. Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, may vary as a percentage of revenue from period to period based on our investments in our Core Platform, including excess Driver incentives, and our Uber Freight offering and New Mobility products, each of which have higher costs as a percentage of revenue than our Core Platform products, as we are the principal in these arrangements, as well as the cost of scooters, which are expensed once placed in service.

Operations and Support

Operations and support expenses consist primarily of compensation expenses, including stock-based compensation to employees who support operations in cities, Driver operations employees, community management employees, and platform user support representatives, as well as costs for allocated overhead and those associated with Driver background checks.

We expect that operations and support expenses will increase on an absolute dollar basis for the foreseeable future as we continue to grow our operations and hire additional employees and platform user support representatives. To the extent we are successful in becoming more efficient in supporting platform users, we would expect operations and support expenses as a percentage of revenue to decrease over the long term.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation expenses, including stock-based compensation to sales and marketing employees, advertising expenses, expenses related to consumer acquisition and retention, including consumer discounts, promotions, refunds, and credits, Driver referrals, and allocated overhead. We expense advertising and other promotional expenditures as incurred.

 

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We expect that sales and marketing expenses will increase on an absolute dollar basis and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue for the foreseeable future as we plan to continue to invest in sales and marketing to grow the number of platform users and increase our brand awareness. The trend and timing of our brand marketing expenses will depend in part on the timing of marketing campaigns.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist primarily of compensation expenses for engineering, product development, and design employees, including stock-based compensation, expenses associated with ongoing improvements to, and maintenance of, our platform offerings, and ATG and Other Technology Programs development expenses, as well as allocated overhead. We expense substantially all research and development expenses as incurred.

We expect that research and development expenses will increase on an absolute dollar amount basis and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in research and development activities relating to ongoing improvements to and maintenance of our platform offerings, as well as ATG, Other Technology Programs, and other research and development programs, including the hiring of engineering, product development, and design employees to support these efforts.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation expenses, including stock-based compensation, for executive management and administrative employees, including finance and accounting, human resources, and legal, as well as facilities and general corporate, and director and officer insurance expenses. General and administrative expenses also include legal settlements.

We expect that general and administrative expenses will increase on an absolute dollar basis and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue for the foreseeable future as we focus on processes, systems, and controls to enable our internal support functions to scale with the growth of our business. We expect to incur additional expenses as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on a national securities exchange, expenses related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, as well as higher expenses for general and director and officer insurance, investor relations, and professional services.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization consists of all depreciation and amortization expenses associated with our property and equipment and acquired intangible assets. Depreciation includes expenses associated with buildings, site improvements, computer and network equipment, leased vehicles, furniture, fixtures, and dockless e-bikes, as well as leasehold improvements. Amortization includes expenses associated with our capitalized internal-use software and acquired intangible assets.

We expect that depreciation and amortization expenses will increase on an absolute dollar basis as we continue to build out our data center and network infrastructure and build new office locations.

Interest Expense

Interest expense consists primarily of interest expense associated with our outstanding debt, including accretion of debt discount.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net includes the following items:

 

   

Interest income, which consists primarily of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents.

 

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Gain on divestitures, which consists of gain on sale of divested operations.

 

   

Unrealized gain on investments, which consists primarily of gains from fair value adjustments relating to our investments such as our investment in Didi.

 

   

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net, which consist primarily of remeasurement of transactions and monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency at the end of the period.

 

   

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives, which consists primarily of gains and losses on embedded derivatives related to our Convertible Notes.

 

   

Other, which consists primarily of changes in the fair value of warrants and income from forfeitures of warrants.

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the United States and foreign jurisdictions in which we do business. These foreign jurisdictions have different statutory tax rates than those in the United States. Additionally, certain of our foreign earnings may also be taxable in the United States. Accordingly, our effective tax rate will vary depending on the relative proportion of foreign to domestic income, use of foreign tax credits, changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets, and liabilities and changes in tax laws.

Equity Method Investment, Net of Tax

Equity method investment, net of tax includes the results of our share of income or loss from our Yandex.Taxi joint venture.

Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes includes the results of our business in China through the disposition date of August 1, 2016. Additionally, we recorded a gain on the divestiture of our business in China in the year ended December 31, 2016.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes our consolidated statements of operations for each of the periods presented:

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016             2017             2018      
     (in millions)  

Consolidated Statements of Operations:

      

Revenue

   $     3,845     $     7,932     $   11,270  

Costs and expenses

      

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     2,228       4,160       5,623  

Operations and support

     881       1,354       1,516  

Sales and marketing

     1,594       2,524       3,151  

Research and development

     864       1,201       1,505  

General and administrative

     981       2,263       2,082  

Depreciation and amortization

     320       510       426  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     6,868       12,012       14,303  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (3,023     (4,080     (3,033

Interest expense

     (334     (479     (648

Other income (expense), net

     139       (16     4,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016             2017             2018      
     (in millions)  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity method investment

     (3,218     (4,575     1,312  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     28       (542     283  

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

                 (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     (3,246     (4,033     987  

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (including gain on disposition in 2016)

     2,876              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

     (370     (4,033     987  

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

                 (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $ 997  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table sets forth the components of our consolidated statements of operations for each of the periods presented as a percentage of revenue:

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016             2017             2018      

Consolidated Statements of Operations:

      

Revenue

     100  %      100  %      100  % 

Costs and expenses

      

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     58  %      52  %      50  % 

Operations and support

     23  %      17  %      13  % 

Sales and marketing

     41  %      32  %      28  % 

Research and development

     22  %      15  %      13  % 

General and administrative

     26  %      29  %      18  % 

Depreciation and amortization

     8  %      6  %      4  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

           179  %            151  %            127  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (79 )%      (51 )%      (27 )% 

Interest expense

     (9 )%      (6 )%      (6 )% 

Other income (expense), net

     4  %      (0 )%      44  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity method investment

     (84 )%      (58 )%      12  % 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     1  %      (7 )%      3  % 

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

      %       %      (0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     (84 )%      (51 )%      9  % 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (including gain on disposition in 2016)

     75  %       %       % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

     (10 )%      (51 )%      9  % 

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

      %       %      (0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

     (10 )%      (51 )%      (9 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018

Revenue

 

     Year Ended December 31,      2016 to 2017
% Change
    2017 to 2018
% Change
 
         2016              2017              2018      
     (in millions)               

Core Platform revenue:

             

Ridesharing

   $         3,535      $         6,888      $         9,182        95     33  % 

Uber Eats

     103        587        1,460                  470               149  % 

Other

     206        390        255        89     (35 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total Core Platform revenue

   $ 3,844      $ 7,865      $ 10,897        105     39  % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Total Other Bets revenue

   $ 1      $ 67      $ 373        *       457  % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Revenue

   $ 3,845      $ 7,932      $ 11,270        106     42  % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

*

Percentage not meaningful.

2017 Compared to 2018. Ridesharing revenue for 2018 increased by $2.3 billion, or 33%, to $9.2 billion compared to $6.9 billion in 2017. This increase was attributable to an increase in Ridesharing Gross Bookings of $8.8 billion, or 26%, compared to 2017. Ridesharing revenue as a percentage of Ridesharing Gross Bookings increased from 21% in 2017 to 22% in 2018. This increase was primarily due to higher booking fees, offset by a $0.3 billion increase in Driver incentives. Excluding the impact of our 2018 Divested Operations, Ridesharing Gross Bookings for 2018 increased 32% compared to 2017, and Ridesharing revenue for 2018 increased 34% compared to 2017.

Uber Eats revenue for 2018 increased by $0.9 billion, or 149%, to $1.5 billion compared to $0.6 billion in 2017. This increase was attributable to an increase in Uber Eats Gross Bookings of 164% compared to 2017. Uber Eats revenue as a percentage of Uber Eats Gross Bookings decreased from 20% in 2017 to 18% in 2018. This decrease was due to a higher mix of restaurants with lower basket sizes and lower service fees.

Other revenue for 2018 decreased by $135 million, or 35%, to $255 million compared to $390 million in 2017. This decrease was primarily attributable to Vehicle Solutions revenue decreasing to $143 million in 2018 compared to $345 million in 2017, due to a change in strategy away from our vehicle financing activities.

Other Bets revenue increased to $373 million in 2018 compared to $67 million in 2017. This increase was primarily related to the expansion of our Uber Freight offering.

2016 Compared to 2017. Revenue for 2017 increased by $4.1 billion, or 106%, to $7.9 billion compared to $3.8 billion in 2016.

Ridesharing revenue for 2017 increased by $3.4 billion, or 95%, to $6.9 billion compared to $3.5 billion in 2016. This increase was attributable to an increase in Ridesharing Gross Bookings of $13.5 billion, or 69%, to $33.1 billion compared to $19.6 billion in 2016. Ridesharing revenue as a percentage of Ridesharing Gross Bookings increased from 18% in 2016 to 21% in 2017. Ridesharing Trip growth outpaced Ridesharing Gross Bookings growth as a result of our expansion into markets with lower average Ridesharing fares, such as Latin America and India, which led to a 18% decrease in the Ridesharing global average fare. The decline in global average fare would have been greater if it were not partially offset by a 117%, or $1.2 billion, increase in booking fees that resulted from the global roll-out of Ridesharing booking fees charged to Drivers to offset increasing operational costs including those related to insurance and background checks. Ridesharing revenue as a percentage of Ridesharing Gross Bookings increased primarily because of the global roll-out of booking fees and because Driver incentives as a percentage of Ridesharing Gross Bookings decreased by 1.2%; however, Driver incentives increased on an absolute basis by $327 million. Excluding the impact of our 2018 Divested

 

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Operations, Ridesharing revenue for 2017 increased 94% compared to 2016 and Ridesharing Gross Bookings for 2017 increased 67% compared to 2016.

Uber Eats revenue for 2017 increased by $0.5 billion, or 470%, to $0.6 billion compared to $0.1 billion in 2016. This increase was attributable to an increase in Uber Eats Gross Bookings of $2.5 billion, or 543%, to $3.0 billion compared to $0.5 billion in 2016. Uber Eats revenue as a percentage of Uber Eats Gross Bookings decreased from 22% in 2016 to 20% in 2017. Uber Eats Gross Bookings growth exceeded growth in deliveries as a result of an increase in delivery fees of $478 million.

Other revenue for 2017 increased by $184 million, or 89%, to $390 million compared to $206 million in 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to Vehicle Solutions revenue increasing to $345 million in 2017 compared to $188 million in 2016.

Other Bets revenue increased to $67 million in 2017 compared to $1 million in 2016. This increase was primarily related to the launch and expansion of our Uber Freight offering in 2017.

Cost of Revenue, Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
%  Change
    2017 to 2018
%  Change
 
         2016             2017             2018      
     ($ in millions)              

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization

   $     2,228     $   4,160     $   5,623           87             35

Percentage of revenue

     58     52     50    

2017 Compared to 2018. Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, increased by $1.5 billion, or 35%, from 2017 to 2018. This increase was attributable to an increase in Gross Bookings, including the 2018 Divested Operations, of $14.0 billion, or 39%, to $50.2 billion compared to $36.2 billion in 2017. Insurance costs primarily related to our Ridesharing products increased on an absolute basis as a result of an increase in miles driven, but decreased as a percentage of revenue. Excess Driver incentives increased by $306 million to $837 million in 2018 compared to $530 million in 2017. Excess Driver incentives increased in an absolute dollar amount, and as a percentage of revenue, due to expansion of our Uber Eats offering. Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, related to costs incurred with carriers for Uber Freight transportation increased $288 million in 2018 compared to $71 million in 2017.

2016 Compared to 2017. Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization increased by $1.9 billion, or 87%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was attributable to an increase in Gross Bookings, including the 2018 Divested Operations, of $16.1 billion, or 80%, to $36.2 billion compared to $20.1 billion in 2016. Insurance costs primarily related to our Ridesharing products increased $1.3 billion as a result of an increase in miles driven, insurance rates, and prior period insurance reserve adjustments. Credit card processing fees also increased $288 million to $749 million in 2017 compared to $461 million in 2016 as a result of higher Gross Bookings. Excess Driver incentives increased by $23 million to $530 million in 2017 compared to $507 million in 2016. Excess Driver incentives increased in an absolute dollar amount as a result of growth in our business. However, excess Driver incentives decreased as a percentage of Gross Bookings due to a reduction in incentive spend in India and for Uber Eats. Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, also increased $71 million related to costs incurred with carriers for Uber Freight transportation.

Operations and Support

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
%  Change
    2017 to 2018
%  Change
 
     2016     2017     2018  
     ($ in millions)              

Operations and support

   $     881     $   1,354     $       1,516               54             12

Percentage of revenue

     23     17     13    

 

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2017 Compared to 2018. Operations and support expenses increased by $162 million, or 12%, from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to a 32% increase in platform user support operations headcount that resulted in $95 million in increased compensation expenses and allocated facilities expenses related to our expansion into new cities and increased penetration in existing cities, as well as an increase in Driver background-check costs.

2016 Compared to 2017. Operations and support expenses increased by $473 million, or 54%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to a 65% increase in platform user support operations headcount that resulted in $301 million in increased compensation expenses and allocated facilities expenses and $172 million in higher external contractor expenses related to our expansion into new cities and increased penetration in existing cities.

Sales and Marketing

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
%  Change
    2017 to 2018
%  Change
 
         2016             2017             2018      
     ($ in millions)              

Sales and marketing

   $     1,594     $   2,524     $   3,151               58             25

Percentage of revenue

     41     32     28    

2017 Compared to 2018. Sales and marketing expenses increased by $627 million, or 25%, from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to increased consumer discounts, promotions, refunds, and credits, as well as increased consumer advertising and other marketing programs. Additionally, we had a 27% increase in sales and marketing headcount that resulted in $111 million in increased compensation and allocated facilities expenses as we continued to make investments in attracting, retaining, and engaging platform users. Included in sales and marketing expenses were $949 million and $1.4 billion of consumer discounts, promotions, refunds, and credits in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and $199 million and $136 million of Driver referrals in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

2016 Compared to 2017. Sales and marketing expenses increased by $930 million, or 58%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to $419 million in higher advertising and other marketing programs spend, $331 million in increased consumer discounts, promotions, refunds, and credits, and a 177% increase in sales and marketing headcount that resulted in $108 million in increased compensation and allocated facilities expenses as we continued to make investments in attracting, retaining, and engaging platform users. Included in sales and marketing expenses are $618 million and $949 million of consumer discounts, promotions, refunds, and credits in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and $167 million and $199 million of Driver referrals in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Research and Development

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
%  Change
    2017 to 2018
%  Change
 
         2016             2017             2018      
     ($ in millions)              

Research and development

   $     864     $       1,201     $       1,505               39             25

Percentage of revenue

     22     15     13    

2017 Compared to 2018. Research and development expenses increased by $304 million, or 25%, from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to a 17% increase in research and development headcount as we work to drive continued product innovation, resulting in a $354 million increase in compensation and allocated facilities expenses, partially offset by a $44 million decrease in external engineering and research and development equipment spend.

 

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2016 Compared to 2017. Research and development expenses increased by $337 million, or 39%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to a 20% increase in research and development headcount as we work to drive continued product innovation, resulting in a $219 million increase in compensation and allocated facilities expense and $81 million in continued external engineering and research and development equipment investments primarily related to our ATG and Other Technology Programs initiatives.

The following table provides a breakout of research and development expenses by major expense type for each of the periods presented:

 

                                                                                                                             
     Year Ended
December 31, 2016
    Year Ended
December 31, 2017
    Year Ended
December 31, 2018
 
   Amount      % of Total     Amount      % of Total     Amount      % of Total  
    

($ in millions)

 

ATG and Other Technology Programs

   $    230        27   $ 384        32   $ 457        30

All other research and development expenses

     634        73     817        68     1,048        70
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total research and development

   $ 864          100   $   1,201          100   $   1,505          100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

General and Administrative

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
% Change
    2017 to 2018
% Change
 
         2016             2017             2018      
     ($ in millions)              

General and administrative

   $ 981     $ 2,263     $ 2,082         131     (8 )% 

Percentage of revenue

     26     29     18    

2017 Compared to 2018. General and administrative expenses decreased $181 million, or 8%, from 2017 to 2018. This decrease was primarily due to a $325 million decrease in legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements, partially offset by an increase in general and administrative headcount of 28% resulting in an $89 million increase in compensation and allocated facilities expenses and a $43 million increase in contractors and outside service provider expenses to support the overall growth of our business.

2016 Compared to 2017. General and administrative expenses increased $1.3 billion, or 131%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to a $598 million increase in legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements associated with increased legal and regulatory challenges in 2017, and $223 million in asset impairment charges relating to our Vehicle Solutions activities, as well as a 27% increase in general and administrative headcount that resulted in $241 million in increased compensation and allocated facilities expenses to support the overall growth of our business, and a $117 million loss related to the sale of real estate and vehicles in 2017 compared to a $9 million loss in 2016.

Depreciation and Amortization

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
% Change
    2017 to 2018
% Change
 
         2016             2017             2018      
     ($ in millions)              

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 320     $ 510     $ 426           59     (16 )% 

Percentage of revenue

     8     6     4    

2017 Compared to 2018. Depreciation and amortization decreased by $84 million, or 16%, from 2017 to 2018. This decrease was primarily due to a $198 million decrease in Vehicle Solutions depreciation as the vehicles were held for sale as of December 31, 2017 and no longer subject to depreciation. The decrease was

 

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partially offset by increased depreciation of leased computer equipment of $75 million, a $21 million increase in data center equipment depreciation, and a $12 million increase in leasehold improvements depreciation. There was also a $6 million increase in developed technology amortization as a result of the acquisition of JUMP in 2018.

2016 Compared to 2017. Depreciation and amortization increased by $190 million, or 59%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to $87 million in increased data center and computer equipment depreciation to support the growth of our platform, a $69 million increase in leased vehicle depreciation in relation to the growth in our Vehicle Solutions activities, and $34 million in higher leasehold improvement depreciation.

Interest Expense

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
% Change
    2017 to 2018
% Change
 
         2016             2017             2018      
     ($ in millions)              

Interest expense

   $ (334   $ (479   $ (648             43             35

Percentage of revenue

     (9 )%      (6 )%      (6 )%     

2017 Compared to 2018. Interest expense increased by $169 million, or 35%, from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to our entry into our $1.5 billion 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan in April 2018, the issuance of $0.5 billion of our 2023 Senior Notes in October 2018, and the issuance of $1.5 billion of our 2026 Senior Notes in October 2018. Interest on Convertible Notes is paid in kind, and therefore interest expense increased due to the higher debt balance outstanding.

2016 Compared to 2017. Interest expense increased by $145 million, or 43%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to our entry into our $1.2 billion 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan facility in July 2016.

Other Income (Expense), Net

 

                                                                                                        
    Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
% Change
    2017 to 2018
% Change
 
        2016             2017             2018      
    ($ in millions)              

Interest income

  $ 22     $ 71     $ 104       223  %      46

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

    (91     42       (45     *       *  

Gain on divestitures

                3,214       *       *  

Unrealized gain on investments

                1,996       *       *  

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

    142       (173     (501     (222 )%      190

Other

    66       44       225       (33 )%      411
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Other income (expense), net

  $  139     $ (16   $ 4,993       *       *  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Percentage of revenue

    4     0     44    

 

*

Percentage not meaningful

2017 Compared to 2018. Interest income increased by $33 million, or 46%, from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to higher average cash balances in 2018 from the proceeds from our entry into our 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan, the issuance of our 2023 and 2026 Senior Notes, and the issuance of shares of our Series G-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock.

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net decreased by $87 million from 2017 to 2018. This decrease was primarily due to unrealized impacts on foreign exchange resulting from remeasurement of our foreign

 

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currency monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. The movements were primarily due to fluctuations of the Singapore dollar and Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar. The increase was also due to realized impacts on foreign exchange resulting from the settlement of our foreign currency assets and liabilities.

Gain on divestitures increased by $3.2 billion from 2017 to 2018. This increase was due to gains on the divestitures of our Russia/CIS and Southeast Asia operations.

Unrealized gain on investments increased by $2.0 billion from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to a gain from a fair value adjustment of our Didi investment.

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives decreased by $328 million from 2017 to 2018 as a result of their revaluation.

Other increased by $181 million from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to income of $152 million from the forfeiture of the Didi warrant because of Didi’s breach of a non-compete clause.

2016 Compared to 2017. Interest income increased by $49 million, or 223%, from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to interest earned across our savings and money market accounts as a result of higher interest rates in 2017.

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net increased by $133 million from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily due to unrealized impacts on foreign exchange resulting from remeasurement of our foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. The movements were primarily due to fluctuations of the Singapore dollar against the U.S. dollar. The increase was also due to realized impacts on foreign exchange resulting from the settlement of our foreign currency assets and liabilities.

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives decreased by $315 million from 2016 to 2017 as a result of their revaluation.

Other decreased by $22 million from 2016 to 2017. This decrease was primarily due to changes in the fair value of warrants and income from forfeitures of warrants.

 

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
% Change
     2017 to 2018
% Change
 
         2016             2017             2018      
     ($ in millions)               

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

   $   28     $ (542   $ 283               *                *  

Effective tax rate

     (1 )%      12     22     

 

*

Percentage not meaningful

2017 Compared to 2018. Provision for income taxes increased $825 million from 2017 to 2018. This increase was primarily due to a tax benefit of $722 million recorded in 2017 related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”), tax expense of $576 million in 2018 related to the revaluation of our Didi investment, and tax expense of $116 million in 2018 related to the divestiture of our Southeast Asia operations. This was partially offset by a tax benefit of $589 million in 2018 primarily related to losses from operations recorded in the United States.

2016 Compared to 2017. Benefit from income taxes increased by $570 million from 2016 to 2017. This increase was primarily a result of the Tax Act. As a result of the Tax Act, we re-measured our existing U.S.

 

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deferred tax assets and liabilities due to the federal tax rate changing from 35% to 21% which resulted in a $473 million benefit and also reassessed the net realizability of our deferred tax assets due to an extension of the periods in which the deferred tax assets are now realizable which resulted in a benefit of $249 million. This was partially offset by current tax provision expense of $197 million due to an increase in foreign taxes due to increased foreign operations.

Loss from Equity Method Investment, Net of Income Taxes

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,     2016 to 2017
% Change
     2017 to 2018
% Change
 
         2016              2017              2018      
     (in millions)               

Loss from equity method investment, net of income taxes

             —                —      $ (42             *                *  

 

*

Percentage not meaningful

2017 Compared to 2018. Loss from equity method investment, net of income taxes increased $42 million in 2018 due to our investment in our Yandex.Taxi joint venture. This amount represents our portion of the net loss of our Yandex.Taxi joint venture and amortization expense on intangible assets resulting from the basis difference in this investment.

Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes

 

                                                                                                        
     Year Ended December 31,      2016 to 2017
%  Change
     2017 to 2018
%  Change
 
         2016              2017              2018      
    

(in millions)

               

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (including gain on disposition in 2016)

   $     2,876      $         —      $         —                    *                    *  

 

*

Percentage not meaningful.

2016 Compared to 2017. Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes decreased by $2.9 billion from 2016 to 2017. This decrease was due to the divestiture and corresponding gain on disposition of the Uber China business in 2016.

Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our unaudited quarterly consolidated results of operations for each of the quarterly periods for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018. These unaudited quarterly results of operations have been prepared on the same basis as our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. In the opinion of management, the financial information set forth in the table below reflects all normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of results of operations for these periods. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future and the results of a particular quarter or other interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. You should read the following unaudited quarterly consolidated results of operations in conjunction with the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Operations:

               

Revenue

  $ 1,529     $ 1,813     $ 2,149     $ 2,441     $ 2,584     $ 2,768     $ 2,944     $ 2,974  

Costs and expenses

               

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

    820       952       1,184       1,204       1,156       1,342       1,510       1,615  

Operations and support (1)

    301       327       364       362       372       349       387       408  

Sales and marketing (1)

    549       601       695       679       677       715       785       974  

Research and development (1)

    270       304       307       320       340       365       434       366  

General and administrative (1)

    286       410       614       953       429       638       460       555  

Depreciation and amortization

    121       129       140       120       88       98       131       109  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    2,347       2,723       3,304       3,638       3,062       3,507       3,707       4,027  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

    (818     (910     (1,155     (1,197     (478     (739     (763     (1,053
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

    (109     (115     (123     (132     (132     (160     (161     (195

Other income (expense), net

    36       12       (95     31       4,937       63       (54     47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from equity method investment

    (891     (1,013     (1,373     (1,298     4,327       (836     (978     (1,201

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    36       37       40       (655     576       28       1       (322

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

                            (3     (14     (15     (10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    (927     (1,050     (1,413     (643     3,748       (878     (994     (889

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

                                               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

    (927     (1,050     (1,413     (643     3,748       (878     (994     (889

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

                                        (8     (2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

  $ (927   $ (1,050   $ (1,413   $ (643   $ 3,748     $ (878   $ (986   $ (887
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Operations and support

  $ 5     $ 13     $ 3     $ 9     $ 5     $ 2     $ 4     $ 4  

Sales and marketing

    7       0       1       1       3       1       2       3  

Research and development

    5       8       6       6       6       5       49       5  

General and administrative

    21       34       4       14       49       12       9       13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $ 38     $ 55     $ 14     $ 30     $ 63     $ 20     $ 64     $ 25  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Quarterly Consolidated Statement of Operations, as a Percentage of Revenue

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     June 30,     Sept. 30,     Dec. 31,     March 31,     June 30,     Sept. 30,     Dec. 31,  
    2017     2017     2017     2017     2018     2018     2018     2018  

Consolidated Statement of Operations, as a Percentage of Revenue:

               

Revenue

    100  %      100  %      100  %      100  %      100  %      100  %      100  %      100  % 

Costs and expenses

               

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

    54  %      53  %      55  %      49  %      45  %      48  %      51  %      54  % 

Operations and support

    20  %      18  %      17  %      15  %      14  %      13  %      13  %      14  % 

Sales and marketing

    36  %      33  %      32  %      28  %      26  %      26  %      27  %      33  % 

Research and development

    18  %      17  %      14  %      13  %      13  %      13  %      15  %      12  % 

General and administrative

    19  %      23  %      29  %      39  %      17  %      23  %      16  %      19  % 

Depreciation and amortization

    8  %      7  %      7  %      5  %      3  %      4  %      4  %      4  % 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    153  %      150  %      154  %      149  %      118  %      127  %      126  %      135  % 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

    (53 )%      (50 )%      (54 )%      (49 )%      (18 )%      (27 )%      (26 )%      (35 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

    (7 )%      (6 )%      (6 )%      (5 )%      (5 )%      (6 )%      (5 )%      (7 )% 

Other income (expense), net

    2  %      1  %      (4 )%      1  %      191  %      2  %      (2 )%      2  % 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from equity method investment

    (58 )%      (56 )%      (64 )%      (53 )%      167  %      (30 )%      (33 )%      (40 )% 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

    2  %      2  %      2  %      (27 )%      22  %      1  %       %      (11 )% 

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

     %       %       %       %      (0 )%      (1 )%      (1 )%      (0 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    (61 )%      (58 )%      (66 )%      (26 )%      145  %      (32 )%      (34 )%      (30 )% 

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     %       %       %       %       %       %       %       % 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

    (61 )%      (58 )%      (66 )%      (26 )%      145  %      (32 )%      (34 )%      (30 )% 

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

     %       %       %       %      —       %      (0 )%      (0 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

    (61 )%      (58 )%      (66 )%      (26 )%      145     (32 )%      (33 )%      (30 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Quarterly Trends

Revenue

On a quarterly basis, our revenue increased for all quarters presented as a result of increases in Gross Bookings. The increase in Gross Bookings was primarily driven by an increase in Trips due to the growth of our MAPCs as we continue to expand the reach of our platform.

 

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Cost of Revenue, Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization

On a quarterly basis, cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, primarily increased over the quarters presented due to the growth in Gross Bookings. Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, as a percentage of revenue increased over the past three quarters primarily due to an increase in excess Driver incentives, primarily related to our Ridesharing products in emerging markets and our Uber Eats offering, and higher costs incurred with carriers for Uber Freight transportation.

Operations and Support

On a quarterly basis, our operations and support expenses have varied based on the size and timing of investments in providing support to new products and markets and enhancing the support experience for platform users. Operations and support expenses as a percentage of revenue have generally trended downward as we have started to become more efficient in supporting platform users.

Sales and Marketing

On a quarterly basis, our sales and marketing expenses increased for all quarters presented with the exception of the first quarter of 2018. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue had trended downward through the second quarter of 2018, but have since trended upward as we increased our spend on consumer discounts and promotions.

Research and Development

On a quarterly basis, research and development expenses have varied based on the timing of our investments associated with ongoing improvements to, and maintenance of, our platform offerings, and ATG and Other Technology Programs. Research and development expenses have increased in all quarters with the exception of the fourth quarter of 2018, when investments in ATG were delayed until 2019. Research and development expenses as a percentage of revenue have trended downward on a quarterly basis with the exception of the third quarter of 2018 due to a one-time stock-based compensation award.

General and Administrative

On a quarterly basis, general and administrative expenses increased for all quarters during 2017, and then fluctuated throughout 2018, primarily related to increases in legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements and impairment charges related to our Vehicle Solutions business. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue varied primarily related to increased legal reserves and Vehicle Solutions impairment charges.

Depreciation and Amortization

On a quarterly basis, depreciation and amortization expenses have varied due to our change in strategy for Vehicle Solutions activities and our expansion of our data centers. Depreciation and amortization expenses as a percentage of revenue in 2017 declined as we sold vehicles relating to our Vehicle Solutions business and then increased throughout 2018 as a result of increased depreciation related to our leasehold improvements and equipment due to expansion of our data centers.

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

On a quarterly basis, our provision for (benefit from) income taxes has remained relatively consistent as a percentage of revenue, with the exception of the fourth quarter of 2017 during which tax benefits were recorded

 

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as a result of the enactment of the Tax Act, the first quarter of 2018 during which tax expenses were recorded in connection with the divestiture of certain of our foreign operations and unrealized gains recorded related to our investment in Didi, and the fourth quarter of 2018 during which tax benefits were recorded as a result of the restructuring of a foreign subsidiary.

Adjusted EBITDA Loss

Adjusted EBITDA loss in absolute dollars has fluctuated based on our level of investment. We expect our Adjusted EBITDA loss to increase in the near term due to planned significant investments in Other Bets, ATG, and Other Technology Programs.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Certain Key Metrics

We use contribution (profit) loss as part of our overall assessment of our segment performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance.

The following table presents the quarterly totals, by segment, for contribution profit (loss):

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Segment contribution profit (loss):

               

Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss)

  $ (108   $ (7   $ (50   $ 198     $ 427     $ 369     $ 227     $ (83

Other Bets contribution loss

    (4     (8     (11     (17     (20     (28     (43     (61
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment contribution profit (loss)

  $ (112   $ (15   $ (61   $ 181     $ 407     $ 341     $ 184     $ (144
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents a reconciliation of total segment contribution profit (loss) to loss from operations.

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Segment contribution profit (loss) reconciliation:

 

Total segment contribution profit (loss)

  $ (112   $ (15   $ (61   $ 181     $ 407     $ 341     $ 184     $ (144

Add (deduct):

               

Research and development expenses related to ATG and Other Technology Programs (1)

    (83     (101     (91     (102     (117     (129     (116     (89

Unallocated research and development and general and administrative expenses (1)

    (364     (442     (444     (527     (468     (488     (517     (584

Depreciation and amortization

    (121     (129     (140     (120     (88     (98     (131     (109

Stock-based compensation expense

    (38     (55     (14     (30     (63     (20     (64     (25

Legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements

          (33     (120     (287           (252     (56     (32

Asset impairment/loss on sale of assets

    2       (5     (145     (192     (32     (81     (54     (70

Acquisition and financing related expenses

    (4                       (15                  

Restructuring charges

                      (7           4              

Impact of 2018 Divested Operations (1)

    (98     (130     (140     (113     (102     (16     (9      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

  $ (818   $ (910   $ (1,155   $ (1,197   $ (478   $ (739   $ (763   $ (1,053
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excluding stock-based compensation expense.

Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use Adjusted Net Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. Our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar measures. Furthermore, these measures have certain limitations in that they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our consolidated statement of operations that are necessary to run our business. Thus, these measures should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We compensate for these limitations by providing reconciliations of Adjusted Net Revenue to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net income (loss). We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure, and to view Adjusted Net Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with revenue and net income (loss), respectively.

 

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The following tables provide reconciliations of Adjusted Net Revenue, Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue, and Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue:

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

               

Revenue

  $ 1,529     $ 1,813     $ 2,149     $ 2,441     $ 2,584     $ 2,768     $ 2,944     $ 2,974  

Deduct:

               

Excess Driver incentives

    (161     (134     (114     (121     (129     (163     (253     (292

Driver referrals

    (59     (49     (53     (38     (32     (31     (35     (38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Revenue

  $ 1,309     $ 1,630     $ 1,982     $ 2,282     $ 2,423     $ 2,574     $ 2,656     $ 2,644  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation (1) :

               

Core Platform revenue

  $ 1,529     $ 1,805     $ 2,128     $ 2,403     $ 2,544     $ 2,697     $ 2,819     $ 2,837  

Deduct:

               

Excess Driver incentives

    (161     (134     (114     (121     (129     (163     (253     (292

Driver referrals

    (59     (49     (53     (38     (32     (31     (35     (38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue

  $ 1,309     $ 1,622     $ 1,961     $ 2,244     $ 2,383     $ 2,503     $ 2,531     $ 2,507  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue includes Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue, Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue, and Other Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue. Other Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, which primarily consists of revenue associated with our Vehicle Solutions activities, does not include excess Driver incentives or Driver referrals and is equal to GAAP Other Core Platform revenue in all periods.

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

               

Ridesharing revenue

  $ 1,354     $ 1,584     $ 1,863     $ 2,087     $ 2,180     $ 2,291     $ 2,371     $ 2,340  

Deduct:

               

Excess Driver incentives

    (114     (92     (62     (52     (32     (39     (53     (26

Driver referrals

    (56     (45     (49     (35     (29     (29     (32     (32
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ridesharing Adjusted Net Revenue

  $ 1,184     $ 1,447     $ 1,752     $ 2,000     $ 2,119     $ 2,223     $ 2,286     $ 2,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue reconciliation:

               

Uber Eats revenue

  $ 83     $ 121     $ 163     $ 220     $ 283     $ 346     $ 394     $ 437  

Deduct:

               

Excess Driver incentives

    (47     (42     (52     (69     (97     (124     (200     (266

Driver referrals

    (3     (4     (4     (3     (3     (2     (3     (6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Uber Eats Adjusted Net Revenue

  $ 33     $ 75     $ 107     $ 148     $ 183     $ 220     $ 191     $ 165  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2017
    June 30,
2017
    Sept. 30,
2017
    Dec. 31,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    Sept. 30,
2018
    Dec. 31,
2018
 
    (in millions)  

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:

               

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

  $ (927   $ (1,050   $ (1,413   $ (643   $ 3,748     $ (878   $ (986   $ (887

Add (deduct):

               

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, net of tax

                                        (8     (2

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes

    36       37       40       (655     576       28       1       (322

Gain (loss) from equity method investment, net of tax

                            3       14       15       10  

Interest expense

    109       115       123       132       132       160       161       195  

Other income (expense), net

    (36     (12     95       (31     (4,937     (63     54       (47

Depreciation and amortization

    121       129       140       120       88       98       131       109  

Stock-based compensation expense

    38       55       14       30       63       20       64       25  

Legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements

          33       120       287             252       56       32  

Asset impairment/loss on sale of assets

    (2     5       145       192       32       81       54       70  

Acquisition and financing related expenses

    4                         15                    

Restructuring charges

                      7             (4            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ (657   $ (688   $ (736   $ (561   $ (280   $ (292   $ (458   $ (817
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Segments

During 2018, we made operational changes in how our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) manages the business, including performance assessment and resource allocation. Our Chief Executive Officer is our CODM. Our segment disclosure is based on our intention to provide the users of our consolidated financial statements with a view of the business from our perspective. We operate our business as two operating and reportable segments: Core Platform and Other Bets. Core Platform consisted primarily of our Ridesharing products and Uber Eats offering. Other Bets consisted primarily of our Uber Freight offering, and in 2018 also included our New Mobility products.

Our segment operating performance measure is segment contribution profit (loss).

The following are our results of financial performance by segment for each of the periods presented:

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016             2017             2018      
     (in millions)  

Segment contribution profit (loss):

      

Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss)

   $ (755   $ 33     $ 940  

Other Bets contribution loss

     (1     (40     (152
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment contribution profit (loss)

   $ (756   $ (7   $ 788  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  
     (in millions)  

Segment contribution profit (loss) reconciliation:

      

Total segment contribution profit (loss)

   $ (756   $ (7   $ 788  

Add (deduct):

      

Research and development expenses related to ATG and Other Technology Programs (1)

     (229     (377     (451

Unallocated research and development and general and administrative expenses (1)(2)

     (1,303     (1,777     (2,057

Depreciation and amortization

     (320     (510     (426

Stock-based compensation expense

     (128     (137     (172

Legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements (3)

     (49     (440     (340

Asset impairment/loss on sale of assets

     (9     (340     (237

Acquisition and financing related expenses

           (4     (15

Restructuring charges

           (7     4  

Impact of 2018 Divested Operations (1)

     (229     (481     (127
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

   $ (3,023   $ (4,080   $ (3,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excluding stock-based compensation expense.

(2)

Unallocated research and development expenses include costs for our mapping and payment technologies and support and development of our internal technology infrastructure that are not directly attributed to our Core Platform. Unallocated general and administrative expenses include certain shared expenses including finance, accounting, tax, human resources, information technology, and legal costs. We periodically evaluate our allocation methodology and may change it in the future.

(3)

Legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements include charges that management does not believe are reflective of our ongoing core operations. For 2018, these included charges related to the elimination of forced arbitration for Drivers, riders, and employees; a settlement for a data breach that occurred in 2016; reserves related to disputed Driver employment classification; reserves for disputed tax payments on behalf of Drivers in an emerging market; and fines in a European country for unlicensed rides. For 2017, these include charges related to arbitration demands filed by Google against Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron, former employees of Google; the Waymo patent infringement and trade

 

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  secret misappropriation case; a severance settlement with a former executive; and Taiwan regulatory fines. For 2016, these include charges related to an assessment by certain governmental bodies seeking to retroactively impose certain payroll and related tax liabilities.

Core Platform Segment

Segment Contribution Profit (Loss)

2017 Compared to 2018. Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) for 2018 increased $907 million to a $940 million profit compared to a $33 million profit in 2017. Insurance, which is included in cost of revenue, increased in absolute dollars from 2017 to 2018, but decreased as a percentage of Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue from 30% to 27%. We gained operating leverage from sales and marketing and operations and support expenses, which also decreased from 2017 to 2018 as a percentage of Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, from 35% to 32% and from 19% to 15%, respectively.

2016 Compared to 2017. Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) for 2017 increased by $788 million to a $33 million profit compared to a $755 million loss in 2016. Insurance and payment processing fees, which are included in cost of revenue, increased from 2016 to 2017, but decreased as a percentage of Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue from 42% to 41% over the same period. We gained operating leverage from sales and marketing and operations and support expenses, which also decreased from 2016 to 2017 as a percentage of Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue, from 50% to 35% and from 27% to 17%, respectively.

Other Bets Segment

Segment Contribution Profit (Loss)

2017 Compared to 2018. Other Bets contribution loss for 2018 increased by $112 million to $152 million from $40 million in 2016. This increase was driven by increased investment in our Uber Freight offering and our New Mobility offering that was launched in 2018.

2016 Compared to 2017. Other Bets contribution loss for 2017 increased by $39 million to $40 million from $1 million in 2016. This increase was driven by increased investment in our Uber Freight offering that was launched in 2017.

Ownership

As of December 31, 2018, we owned 89% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of our subsidiary that operates our Uber Freight offering, or 80% on a fully-diluted basis if all shares reserved for issuance under our Uber Freight employee incentive plan were issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, no equity awards under the Uber Freight employee incentive plan had been granted. As of December 31, 2018, we owned 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of our subsidiary that operates our JUMP e-bike and e-scooter products, or 81% on a fully-diluted basis if all shares reserved for issuance under our JUMP employee incentive plan were issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, stock options with a service-based vesting condition over four years equaling 11% of the fully-diluted capitalization of our subsidiary that operates our JUMP e-bike and e-scooter products were granted to certain of our employees who were former JUMP senior management. The minority stockholders of our subsidiaries that operate each of our Uber Freight offering and our JUMP e-bike and e-scooter products, including any holders of equity awards issued under the employee equity incentive plans, have put rights to sell certain of their equity interests to us at fair market value at specified periods of time, which may be satisfied after this offering in cash, Uber stock, or a combination of cash and Uber stock, at our election.

We attribute the minority stockholders’ pro rata share of the Uber Freight and JUMP subsidiaries’ net income or loss to the noncontrolling interests based on the outstanding ownership of the minority stockholders during the period. Should the put rights be exercised subsequent to our initial public offering, the Uber Freight and JUMP put rights may be satisfied in cash, Uber stock, or a combination of cash and Uber stock, at our election.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents and our revolving credit facility. Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of cash on deposit with banks and investments in money market funds. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $6.4 billion as of December 31, 2018, an increase of $2.0 billion from December 31, 2017. In March 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem for consideration of up to approximately $3.1 billion, consisting of up to approximately $1.7 billion of the Careem Convertible Notes and approximately $1.4 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. In April 2019, we entered into the Unit Purchase Agreement with SoftBank, Toyota, and DENSO, pursuant to which these investors will invest an aggregate of $1.0 billion ($400 million from Toyota, $333 million from SoftBank, and $267 million from DENSO) in a newly formed corporate parent entity for ATG. See the section titled “Business—Recent Developments” for more information.

We currently anticipate that our available cash and cash equivalents and revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet our operational cash needs for at least the next 12 months. We may need to raise additional capital or incur additional indebtedness to continue to fund our operations in the future or to fund our needs for merger and acquisition activity or other strategic initiatives. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our growth rate, headcount, sales and marketing activities, research and development efforts, capital expenditures, the introduction of new products and offerings, and potential merger and acquisition activity, or other strategic initiatives. Additionally, as our business has grown, our restricted cash balance has increased primarily due to increasing insurance reserves for potential future liabilities, thereby reducing the amount of unrestricted available cash we have to fund our operations.

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
    

    2016    

   

    2017    

   

    2018    

 
     (in millions)  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow Data:

      

Net cash used in operating activities

     $(2,913     $(1,418   $ (1,541

Net cash used in investing activities

     $(1,858     $(487   $ (695

Net cash provided by financing activities

     $6,194       $1,015     $ 4,640  

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $1.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily consisting of $1.0 billion of net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items, which primarily included a $3.2 billion gain on business divestitures related to our 2018 Divested Operations, unrealized gain on investment of $2.0 billion related to our investment in Didi, $501 million of revaluation expense of our derivative liabilities, depreciation and amortization expense of $426 million, $318 million in accretion of discount on our long-term debt, impairment of Vehicle Solutions assets of $197 million, and $170 million of stock-based compensation expense, as well as a $0.9 billion decrease in cash consumed by working capital primarily driven by an increase in our insurance reserves and accrued expenses offset by higher prepaid expenses and other assets and accounts receivable.

Net cash used in operating activities was $1.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2017, primarily consisting of $4.0 billion of net loss, adjusted for certain non-cash items, which primarily included a $762 million change in deferred income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses of $510 million, impairment of Vehicle Solutions assets of $223 million, $244 million in accretion of discount on our long-term debt, $173 million of revaluation expense of our derivative liabilities, and $124 million of stock-based compensation expense, as well as a $1.9 billion decrease in cash consumed by working capital primarily driven by an increase in our insurance and legal reserves offset by higher prepaid expenses and other assets and accounts receivable.

 

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Net cash used in operating activities was $2.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily consisting of $370 million of net loss, adjusted for certain non-cash items, which primarily included a gain of $4.4 billion related to the disposal of our China operations to Didi, depreciation and amortization expenses of $347 million, $185 million in accretion of discount on our long-term debt, $142 million revaluation gain on our derivative liabilities, and $107 million of stock-based compensation expense, as well as a $1.1 billion decrease in cash consumed by working capital primarily driven by an increase in our insurance and legal reserves offset by higher prepaid expenses and other assets and accounts receivable.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $695 million in 2018, primarily consisting of $558 million in purchases of property and equipment, $412 million contributed to equity method investees, $64 million for acquisitions, and $30 million in investments in debt securities, partially offset by $369 million of proceeds from insurance reimbursement and sales and disposals of property and equipment.

Net cash used in investing activities was $487 million in 2017, primarily consisting of $821 million in purchases of leased vehicles and other property and equipment, partially offset by $342 million of proceeds from the sale of leased vehicles and property and equipment.

Net cash used in investing activities was $1.9 billion in 2016, primarily consisting of $1.6 billion in purchases of leased vehicles and other property and equipment and $218 million of cash transferred relating to the disposal of our China operations to Didi.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $4.6 billion in 2018, primarily consisting of $3.5 billion in proceeds from our entry into a term loan and our issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs and $1.8 billion in proceeds from the issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs partially offset by $491 million of principal repayment on revolving lines of credit, and $89 million of payments on capital leases.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.0 billion in 2017, primarily consisting of $1.0 billion in proceeds from the issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $6.2 billion in 2016, primarily consisting of $4.8 billion in proceeds from the issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs and $1.1 billion from the issuance of a term loan, net of issuance costs.

Other Information

As of December 31, 2018, $0.8 billion of our $6.4 billion in cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries. Cash held outside the United States may be repatriated, subject to certain limitations, and would be available to be used to fund our domestic operations. However, repatriation of funds may result in additional tax liabilities. We believe that our existing cash balance in the United States is sufficient to fund our working capital needs in the United States.

Funds in the years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018 were primarily used to grow our business. We made significant investments in attracting Drivers onto our platform, mainly through Driver incentives and onsite operational support. We also invest significant amounts on research and development for product innovation. We may engage in merger and acquisition activity that could materially impact our liquidity and capital resource position.

 

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2021 Convertible Notes

In January 2015 and February 2015, we issued an aggregate of $1.7 billion initial principal amount of our 2021 Convertible Notes. Until the fourth anniversary of the issue date, interest on the 2021 Convertible Notes accrued at a rate of 2.5% per annum and is payable semi-annually in kind. From the fourth anniversary of the issue date until the sixth anniversary of the issue date, interest accrues at 12.5% per annum and is payable semi-annually in cash or in kind, at our election. The 2021 Convertible Notes initially mature on January 16, 2021, which may be extended under certain circumstances by the holders or us. The 2021 Convertible Notes contain certain affirmative and negative covenants applicable to us and certain of our subsidiaries, including, among other things, restrictions on repurchases of stock, dividends, and other distributions. At the option of the holders, the 2021 Convertible Notes may be converted into a number of shares of our common stock equal to the outstanding balance of our 2021 Convertible Notes on the closing date of this offering at a 30.5% discount to the public offering price of our common stock in this offering. We expect that the holders of the 2021 Convertible Notes will elect to convert all of their 2021 Convertible Notes into common stock at the closing of this offering. On December 31, 2018, $1.8 billion aggregate principal amount of our 2021 Convertible Notes was outstanding, which would have been convertible into 57.1 million shares of our common stock, assuming the closing of this offering had occurred on December 31, 2018 and based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share.

2022 Convertible Notes

From June 2015 to December 2015, we issued an aggregate of $949 million initial principal amount of our 2022 Convertible Notes. Interest on the 2022 Convertible Notes accrues at a rate of 2.5% per annum and is payable semi-annually in-kind. The 2022 Convertible Notes mature on June 12, 2022, which may be extended in certain circumstances by us. The 2022 Convertible Notes contain certain affirmative and negative covenants applicable to us and certain of our subsidiaries, including, among other things, restrictions on repurchases of stock, dividends, and other distributions. At the option of the holders, the 2022 Convertible Notes may be converted at the closing of this offering into a number of shares of our common stock that would result in holders receiving an 11.5% internal rate of return from the date of issuance. We expect that the holders of the 2022 Convertible Notes will elect to convert all of their 2022 Convertible Notes into common stock at the closing of this offering. On December 31, 2018, $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of our 2022 Convertible Notes was outstanding, which would have been convertible into 29.0 million shares of our common stock at a discount rate of between 22.8% and 25.9%, assuming the closing of this offering had occurred on December 31, 2018 and based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share.

Revolving Credit Facility

In June 2015, we entered into a revolving credit agreement that provided for a $1.9 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). We amended the Revolving Credit Facility in March 2016 to increase the amount that we may borrow to up to $2.3 billion, and again in June 2016 to grant a security interest in certain of our material intellectual property and equity interests of certain of our subsidiaries. In June and October 2018, we entered into amendments to the revolving credit agreement to extend the maturity of all of the commitments under the facility to June 13, 2023. Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility may be borrowed at a rate equal to (i) LIBOR, EURIBOR, HIBOR, SIBOR, the Australian Bank Bill Rate, or the Canadian Dollar Bankers’ Acceptances rate, in each case plus 1.00% per annum and subject to certain adjustments, or (ii) the Alternate Base Rate, defined as the greatest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus one-half of 1%, and the sum of the Adjusted LIBOR that would be payable for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% per annum. The Revolving Credit Facility has a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum. The revolving credit agreement that governs the Revolving Credit Facility contains certain affirmative and negative covenants applicable to us and certain of our subsidiaries, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, repurchases of stock, dividends, and other distributions, and a minimum amount of cash resources that we are required to maintain. As of December 31, 2018, no amounts were borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility, other than letters of credit drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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2016 XCL Revolving Credit Facility

In May 2016, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, XCL Fleet Master Trust, which purchased vehicles for leasing in the United States, entered into a loan agreement for a $1.0 billion secured asset-based revolving credit facility, which was subsequently amended in February 2017, to reduce the amount that we could borrow to up to $750 million (the “2016 XCL Revolving Credit Facility”). Loans under the 2016 XCL Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at LIBOR plus 3.00%. In addition, the 2016 XCL Revolving Credit Facility had an unused fee based on usage is payable throughout the term. In January 2018, in conjunction with an agreement with a third party to purchase our Xchange Leasing business, the 2016 XCL Revolving Credit Facility was paid off in full and terminated.

2016 Term Loan Facility

In July 2016, we entered, a term loan credit agreement that provided for a $1.2 billion senior secured five-year term loan B facility (the “2016 Term Loan Facility”). The 2016 Term Loan Facility was subsequently amended in June 2018 to reduce the interest rate. After giving effect to the amendment to the 2016 Term Loan Facility in June 2018, borrowings under the 2016 Term Loan Facility bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to either (a) LIBOR, subject to a 0.00% floor, plus 3.50% per annum or (b) the Alternate Base Rate, defined as the greatest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus one-half of 1.00%, and the sum of one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum, subject to a floor of 2.00%, plus, in the case of the Alternate Base Rate, 2.50% per annum. The 2016 Term Loan Facility matures on July 13, 2023 and requires quarterly principal payments of 0.25% of the original principal amount per quarter through June 2023, with any remaining balance payable in July 2023. The term loan credit agreement that governs the 2016 Term Loan Facility contains certain affirmative and negative covenants applicable to us and certain of our subsidiaries, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, prepayment of other indebtedness, repurchases of stock, dividends, and other distributions. The 2016 Term Loan Facility is secured by certain of our intellectual property and equity interests of certain of our subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2018, $1.1 billion was outstanding under the 2016 Term Loan Facility.

2016 SGD Secured Revolving Credit Facility

In October 2016, two wholly-owned subsidiaries of ours, LCRF Pte. Ltd. and Lion City Rentals Pte. Ltd. which purchased vehicles for leasing in Singapore, entered into a facility agreement that provides for borrowings of Singapore Dollars (“SGD”), under a SGD 590 million secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “2016 SGD Secured Revolving Credit Facility”). In April 2017, we increased the aggregate maximum borrowings under the 2016 SGD Secured Revolving Credit Facility to SGD 690 million. Amounts drawn under the 2016 SGD Secured Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at the three-month Singapore swap offer rate (“SOR”) plus 3.0% during the two-year revolving period and the Singapore SOR plus 3.75% during the amortization period. The subsidiary borrowers paid a commitment fee based on usage throughout the term. In August 2018, the 2016 SGD Secured Revolving Credit Facility was paid off in full and terminated.

2018 Term Loan Facility

In April 2018, we entered into a term loan credit agreement that provided for a $1.5 billion senior secured term loan B facility (the “2018 Term Loan Facility”). Borrowings under the 2018 Term Loan Facility bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to either (a) LIBOR, subject to a 1.00% floor, plus an applicable margin of 4.00% per annum or (b) the Alternate Base Rate, defined as the greatest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus one-half of 1.00%, and the sum of one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum, subject to a floor of 2.00%, plus an applicable margin of 3.00% per annum. The 2018 Term Loan Facility matures on April 4, 2025 and requires quarterly principal payments of 0.25% of the original principal amount per quarter through March 2025, with any remaining balance payable in April 2025. The term loan credit agreement in connection with the 2018 Term Loan Facility contains certain affirmative and negative covenants applicable to us and certain of our

 

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subsidiaries, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, and fundamental changes. The 2018 Term Loan Facility is secured by certain of our intellectual property and equity interests of certain of our subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2018, $1.5 billion in principal amount and accrued interest was outstanding under the 2018 Term Loan Facility.

2023 and 2026 Notes

In November 2018, we issued $500 million of our 2023 Notes and $1.5 billion of our 2026 Notes. Interest on the 2023 Notes is payable semi-annually at a rate of 7.50% per annum. The 2023 Notes mature on November 1, 2023, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed. Interest on the 2026 Notes is payable semi-annually at a rate of 8.00% per annum. The 2026 Notes mature on November 1, 2026, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed. The Notes are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. The indentures governing the Notes contain affirmative and negative covenants applicable to us, including limitations on the incurrence of liens, sale-leaseback transactions, debt at our subsidiaries, and fundamental transactions. We may be required to repurchase the outstanding Notes at a repurchase price of 101% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes in the event of a change of control that is accompanied or followed by a downgrade in the credit ratings of the Notes. We may redeem some or all of the Notes prior to their maturity dates at the redemption prices set forth in the respective indentures.

Careem Convertible Notes

In March 2019, in connection with entering into the asset purchase agreement to acquire Careem, we agreed to issue to Careem’s stockholders up to approximately $1.7 billion of the Careem Convertible Notes. At least $900 million of the Careem Convertible Notes are expected to be issued at the closing of the Careem acquisition. Approximately $310 million of additional Careem Convertible Notes will be issued after the closing of the Careem acquisition, subject to reduction in the event that we utilize such portion of the Careem Convertible Notes to satisfy indemnification claims that we may have against Careem. Approximately $465 million of additional Careem Convertible Notes will be issued in connection with the completion or termination of the review process by local competition authorities in respect of the Careem acquisition (subject to reduction in the event that we utilize such portion of the Careem Convertible Notes to satisfy our regulatory cost-sharing arrangement with Careem), and will be issued at the closing to the extent such approvals have been obtained at or prior to such time. The Careem Convertible Notes do not bear interest. At the option of each noteholder, each Careem Convertible Note may be converted into shares of our common stock at any time during a 90-day period after its date of issuance at a price of $55.00 per share. At the end of such 90-day period, we will repay in cash any Careem Convertible Notes that were not converted into shares of our common stock.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2017, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Regulation S-K, that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenue, or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that are material to investors.

Contingencies

We are involved in claims, lawsuits, indirect tax matters, government investigations, and proceedings arising from the ordinary course of our business, including independent contractor misclassification claims, intellectual property disputes, employee discrimination claims, unfair competition matters, consumer class actions, Telephone Consumer Protection Act cases, and other matters. Legal fees and other expenses associated with such actions are expensed as incurred. We record a provision for a liability when we determine that a loss-related matter is both probable and reasonably estimable. We disclose material contingencies when we believe that a loss is not probable but reasonably possible. These claims, suits, and proceedings are inherently

 

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unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Determining both probability and the estimated amount are inherently uncertain and require making numerous judgments, assumptions and estimates. Many of these legal and tax contingencies can take years to resolve. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to be incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2018:

 

                                                                                                        
     Payments Due by Period  
     Total      Less
than 1
Year
     1-3
Years
     3-5
Years
     More
than 5
Years
 
     (in millions)  

Long-term debt

   $ 7,491      $ 27      $ 1,897      $ 2,649      $ 2,918  

Financing obligation

     1,943        18        99        105        1,721  

Operating lease commitments

     3,028        263        481        356        1,928  

Capital lease commitments

     212        118        94                

Non-cancelable purchase obligations

     193        92        101                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

   $ 12,867      $ 518      $ 2,672      $ 3,110      $ 6,567  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The contractual commitment obligations in the table above are associated with agreements that are enforceable and legally binding.

The table above excludes approximately $122 million of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would be an adjustment to our deferred tax assets. The table above also excludes the purchase price of $1.4 billion in cash and up to approximately $1.7 billion of the Careem Convertible Notes for the Careem acquisition.

For additional discussion on our operating and capital leases as well as purchase commitments, see Note 14 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We believe that the following accounting policies involve a high degree of judgment and complexity and are critical to understanding and evaluating our consolidated financial condition and results of our operations. An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires judgment on a significant accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures in our audited consolidated financial statements. We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Although we believe that the estimates we use are reasonable, due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making those estimates, actual results reported in future periods could differ from those estimates.

We believe that the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue in accordance with Topic 606, which we adopted as of January 1, 2017 on a full retrospective basis. We derive our revenue principally from service fees paid by our Driver and restaurant

 

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partners for the use of our platform in connection with our Ridesharing products and Uber Eats offering provided by our partners to end-users. Our sole performance obligation in the transaction is to connect partners with end-users to facilitate the completion of a successful Ridesharing trip or Uber Eats meal delivery. Because end-users access our platform for free and we have no performance obligation to end-users, end-users are not our customers.

Further, judgment is required in evaluating the presentation of revenue on a gross versus net basis based on whether we control the service provided to the end-user and are the principal in the transaction (gross), or we arrange for other parties to provide the service to the end-user and are the agent in the transaction (net). We have concluded that we are an agent as we arrange for Drivers and restaurants to provide the service to the end user in Ridesharing and Uber Eats transactions. The assessment of whether we are considered the principal or the agent in a transaction could impact the accounting for certain incentives provided to Drivers and end-users and change the timing and amount of revenue recognized.

In certain markets, consumers have the option to pay Drivers cash for trips, and we generally collect our service fee from Drivers for these trips by offsetting against any other amounts due to Drivers, including Driver incentives. Because we have limited means to collect our service fee for cash trips, and because we cannot control whether Drivers will generate future earnings that we can offset to collect our service fee, we have concluded collectability of such amounts is not probable until collected. As such, uncollected service fees for cash trips are not recognized in our consolidated financial statements until collected.

Driver Incentives

As Drivers are our customers, Driver incentives are recorded as a reduction of revenue if we do not receive a distinct service or cannot reasonably estimate the fair value of the service received. Driver incentives that are not for a distinct service are evaluated as variable consideration, in the most likely amount to be earned by the partner, at the time or as they are earned by the partner, depending on the type of Driver incentive.

We evaluate whether the cumulative amount of Driver incentives that are not in exchange for a distinct service provided to partners exceeds the cumulative revenue earned since inception of a given partner relationship. When the cumulative amount of these Driver incentives exceeds the cumulative revenue earned since inception of a given partner relationship, the excess Driver incentives are recorded in cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization. As a result, Driver incentives provided to partners at the beginning of a relationship are typically classified as cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, while Driver incentives provided to partners with a more mature relationship are typically classified as a reduction of revenue.

Referral incentives offered by us and earned by Drivers for performing marketing services of referring other Drivers to drive on our platform are recorded as sales and marketing expense, as we receive a distinct service. The amount recorded is the lesser of the amount of the Driver incentive paid or the established fair market value of the distinct service received. Fair market value of the distinct service is estimated using amounts paid to vendors for similar services.

End-User Discounts and Promotions

We offer discounts and promotions to end-users to encourage use of our platform. These are offered in various forms and include:

 

   

Targeted end-user discounts and promotions: These discounts and promotions are offered to specific end-users in a market to acquire, re-engage, or generally increase end-users’ use of our platform. An example is an offer providing a discount on a limited number of rides or meal deliveries during a limited time period, and are akin to coupons. We record the cost of these discounts and promotions as sales and marketing expense at the time they are redeemed by the end-user.

 

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End-user referrals: These referrals are earned when an existing end-user (the referring end-user) refers a new end-user (the referred end-user) to the platform and the new end-user takes his or her first ride on the platform. These referrals are typically paid in the form of a credit given to the referring end-user when earned. These referrals are offered to attract new end-users to our platform. We record the liability for these referrals and corresponding expense as sales and marketing expense at the time the referral is earned by the referring end-user.

 

   

Market-wide promotions: These promotions are pricing actions in the form of discounts that reduce the end-user fare charged by Drivers to end-users for all or substantially all rides or meal deliveries in a specific market. Accordingly, we record the cost of these promotions as a reduction of revenue at the time the trip is completed.

Embedded Derivatives

We have issued Convertible Notes that contain embedded features subject to derivative accounting. These embedded features are composed of conversion options that have the economic characteristics of a contingent early redemption feature settled in shares of our stock rather than cash, because the total number of shares of our common stock delivered to settle these embedded features will have a fixed value. These conversion options are bifurcated from the underlying instrument and accounted for and valued separately from the host instrument. Embedded derivatives are recognized as derivative liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. We measure these instruments at their estimated fair value and recognize changes in their estimated fair value in other income (expense), net in our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss during the period of change.

We value these embedded derivatives as the difference between the estimated value of the Convertible Notes with and without the Qualified Initial Public Offering (“QIPO”) conversion option (“QIPO Conversion Option”). The fair value of the Convertible Notes with and without the QIPO Conversion Option is estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow model and binomial lattice approach to discount the expected payoffs at various potential QIPO dates to the valuation date. The key inputs to the valuation model include the probability of a QIPO occurring at various points in time and the discount yield, which was derived by imputing the fair value as equal to the face value on the issuance date of the Convertible Notes. The discount rate is updated during each period to reflect the yield of a comparable instrument issued as of the valuation date.

Investments—Non-Marketable Equity and Debt Securities

We hold investments in privately held companies in the form of equity securities and debt securities without readily determinable fair values and in which we do not have a controlling interest or significant influence. Investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted to fair value for impairments and price changes from observable transactions in the same or a similar security from the same issuer. Investments in material available-for-sale debt securities are recorded initially at fair value and subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting date with the changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. We may elect the fair value option for financial instruments and account for investments in debt and equity securities at fair value with changes reported in net income (loss) from continuing operations.

Privately held equity and debt securities are valued using significant unobservable inputs or data in inactive markets. This valuation requires judgment due to the absence of market prices and inherent lack of liquidity and are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In determining the estimated fair value of our investments in privately held companies, we utilize the most recent data available including observed transactions such as equity financing transactions of the investees and sales of the existing shares of the investees’ securities. In addition, the determination of whether an observed transaction is similar to the equity and debt securities held by us requires significant management judgment based on the rights and preferences of the securities.

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the investee’s financial performance, industry and market conditions, and other relevant factors. If an equity investment is considered to be impaired we will establish a new carrying value for the investment and recognize an impairment loss through our consolidated statement of operations. If an investment in debt securities is determined to have an impairment that is other-than-temporary, if we do not intend to sell, and if it is not more likely-than-not that we will be required to sell the debt security, then only credit losses, if any, are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The determination of the impairment loss may include the use of various valuation methodologies and estimates.

Equity Method Investments

We account for investments in the common stock or in-substance common stock of entities in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence, but do not own a controlling financial interest, using the equity method. Investments accounted for under the equity method are initially recorded at cost. Subsequently we recognize through our consolidated statement of operations and as an adjustment to the investment balance our proportionate share of the entities’ net income or loss and reflect the amortization of basis differences. In accounting for these investments, we record our share of the entities’ net income or loss one quarter in arrears.

We review our equity method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the investment may not be fully recoverable. Qualitative and quantitative factors considered as indicators of a potential impairment include financial results and operating trends of the investees, implied values in transactions of the investee’s securities, severity and length of decline in value, and our intention for holding the investment, among other factors. If an impairment is identified, the fair value of the impaired investment would have to be determined and an impairment charge recorded for the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the investment. The fair value determination, particularly for investments in privately held companies, requires significant judgment to determine appropriate estimates and assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could affect the calculation of the fair value of the investments and the determination of the impairment charges.

Loss Contingencies

We are involved in legal proceedings, claims, and regulatory, non-income tax, or government inquiries and investigations that arise in the ordinary course of business. Certain of these matters include claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages. We record a liability when we believe that it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated, we disclose the possible loss in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

We review the developments in our contingencies that could affect the amount of the provisions that have been previously recorded, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed. We make adjustments to our provisions and changes to our disclosures accordingly to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and updated information. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability and the estimated amount of loss. These estimates have been based on our assessment of the facts and circumstances at each balance sheet date and are subject to change based on new information and future events.

The outcomes of litigation and other disputes are inherently uncertain. Therefore, if one or more of these matters were resolved against us for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, our results of operations and financial condition, including in a particular reporting period in which any such outcome becomes probable and estimable, could be materially adversely affected.

Income Taxes

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from uncertain tax positions when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination. Evaluating our uncertain tax positions, determining our provision for income taxes, and evaluating the impact of the Tax Act, are inherently uncertain and require making judgments, assumptions, and estimates.

The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code. These computations require significant judgments and estimates to be made regarding the interpretation of the provisions within the Tax Act along with the preparation and analysis of information not previously required. In conjunction with the Tax Act, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Act , which provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”).

While we believe we have adequately reserved for our uncertain tax positions, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be different. We adjust these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will impact the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate in the period in which such determination is made.

The provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves as well as the related net interest and penalties. In addition, we are subject to the continuous examination of our income tax returns by the IRS and other tax authorities which may assert assessments against us. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations and assessments to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.

Insurance Reserves

We use a combination of third-party insurance and self-insurance mechanisms, including a wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary, to provide for the potential liabilities for certain risks, including auto liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist, auto physical damage, general liability, and workers’ compensation. The insurance reserve is an estimate of our potential liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for risks retained and assumed by us and includes an amount determined from case reserves and an amount, based on past experience, for losses incurred but not reported. Such estimates of the future ultimate obligation are based on historical claim information, industry data, and generally accepted actuarial methods. These estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as experience develops and new information becomes known. Adjustments, if any, relating to accidents that occurred in prior years are reflected in the current year results of operations.

All such estimates of ultimate losses and loss adjustments, and of resulting reserves, are subject to inherent variability caused by the nature of the insurance process. Such variability is increased for us due to limited historical experience and the nature of the coverage provided. Actual results depend upon the outcome of future contingent events and can be affected by many factors, such as claims settlement processes and changes in the economic, legal, and social environments. As a result, the net amounts that will ultimately be paid to settle the liability, and when such amounts will be paid, may vary in the near term from the estimated amounts.

While management believes that the amounts are adequate, these estimates are uncertain and our actual exposure may be different from our estimates.

Stock-Based Compensation

We have granted stock-based awards consisting primarily of stock options, restricted common stock, RSUs, warrants, and SARs to employees, members of our board of directors, and non-employee advisors. The substantial majority of our stock-based awards have been made to employees. The majority of our outstanding RSUs, as well as certain options, SARs, and shares of restricted common stock, contain both a service-based vesting condition and a liquidity-event based vesting condition. The service-based vesting condition for the

 

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majority of these awards is satisfied over four years. The liquidity event-based vesting condition is satisfied upon the occurrence of a qualifying event, which is generally defined as a change in control transaction or the effective date of an initial public offering. Because no qualifying event has occurred, we have not recognized any stock-based compensation expense for the RSUs and other awards with both a service-based vesting condition and a liquidity event-based vesting condition.

We account for stock-based employee compensation under the fair value recognition and measurement provisions, in accordance with applicable accounting standards, which requires compensation expense for the grant-date fair value of stock-based awards to be recognized over the requisite service period. Starting in 2017, we account for forfeitures when they occur.

We have elected to use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options, warrants, and SARs on the grant date. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires certain subjective inputs and assumptions, including the fair value of our common stock, the expected term, risk-free interest rates, expected stock price volatility, and expected dividend yield of our common stock.

These assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, other than the fair value of our common stock (see the section titled “—Common Stock Valuations” below), are estimated as follows:

 

   

Expected term . We estimate the expected term based on the simplified method for employees and on the contractual term for non-employees.

 

   

Risk-free interest rate . The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

   

Expected volatility . We estimate the volatility of our common stock on the date of grant based on the average historical stock price volatility of comparable publicly-traded companies in our industry group as there has been no public market for our shares to date.

 

   

Expected dividend yield . Expected dividend yield is zero percent, as we have not paid and do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock.

We continue to use judgment in evaluating the expected volatility and expected term utilized in our stock-based compensation expense calculation on a prospective basis. As we continue to accumulate additional data related to our common stock, we may refine our estimates of expected volatility and expected term, which could materially impact our future stock-based compensation expense.

Based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, as of December 31, 2018, the aggregate intrinsic value of our outstanding stock options was $1.6 billion, with $1.5 billion relating to vested stock options; the aggregate intrinsic value of our outstanding SARs was $23.0 million, with $21.7 million relating to vested SARs; and the aggregate intrinsic value of our outstanding RSUs was $6.5 billion.

Common Stock Valuations

Prior to this offering, given the absence of a public trading market for our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately-Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation , our board of directors exercised its reasonable judgment and considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including:

 

   

independent third-party valuations of our common stock;

 

   

the prices of the recent redeemable convertible preferred stock sales by us to investors in arm’s-length transactions;

 

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the price of sales of our common stock and preferred stock in recent secondary sales by existing stockholders to investors;

 

   

our capital resources and financial condition;

 

   

the preferences held by our preferred stock classes relative to those of our common stock;

 

   

the likelihood and timing of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or sale of the company, given prevailing market conditions;

 

   

our historical operating and financial performance as well as our estimates of future financial performance;

 

   

valuations of comparable companies;

 

   

the hiring of key personnel;

 

   

the status of our development, product introduction, and sales efforts;

 

   

the price paid by us to repurchase outstanding shares;

 

   

the relative lack of marketability of our common stock;

 

   

industry information such as market growth and volume and macro-economic events; and

 

   

additional objective and subjective factors relating to our business.

Following this offering, it will not be necessary to determine the fair value of our common stock, as our shares will be traded in the public market.

In valuing our common stock, our board of directors determined the fair value of our common stock using both the income and market approach valuation methods, in addition to giving consideration to recent secondary sales of our common stock. The income approach estimates value based on the expectation of future cash flows that a company will generate. These future cash flows are discounted to their present values using a discount rate based on our weighted-average cost of capital, and is adjusted to reflect the risks inherent in our cash flows. The market approach estimates value based on a comparison of the subject company to comparable public companies in a similar line of business. From the comparable companies, a representative market value multiple is determined and then applied to the subject company’s financial forecasts to estimate the value of the subject company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for a description of recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of the date of this prospectus.

Qualitative and Quantitative Factors about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily include interest rate risk, investment risk, and foreign currency risk as follows:

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposures to market risk for changes in interest rates relate primarily to our 2016 Term Loan Facility and our 2018 Term Loan Facility. The 2016 Term Loan Facility and 2018 Term Loan Facility are floating rate notes and are carried at amortized cost. Therefore, fluctuations in interest rates will impact our consolidated financial statements. A rising interest rate environment will increase the amount of interest paid on these loans. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would have increased our interest expense by $23 million.

 

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The fair value of our credit facilities will generally fluctuate with movements of interest rates, increasing in periods of declining rates of interest and declining in periods of increasing rates of interest. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would not have had a material impact on the fair value of our credit facilities as of December 31, 2018.

In 2015 and 2016, we issued the 2021 Convertible Notes and the 2022 Convertible Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $1.8 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively. We carry the Convertible Notes at face value, less unamortized discount and issuance costs on the consolidated balance sheet. Since the Convertible Notes bear interest at fixed rates, we have no financial statement risk associated with changes in interest rates. However, the fair value of the Convertible Notes changes when the market price fluctuates or interest rates change.

Investment Risk

We had cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash and cash equivalents totaling $5.8 billion and $8.2 billion as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Our investment policy and strategy primarily attempts to preserve capital and meet liquidity requirements without significantly increasing risk. Our cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of cash deposits and money market funds. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. Changes in rates would primarily impact interest income due to the relatively short-term nature of our investments. A hypothetical 100 basis point change in interest rates would have increased or decreased our interest income for 2018 by $72 million.

We have significant risk related to the carrying amounts of investments in other companies, including our minority-owned affiliates, compared to their fair value, as all of our investments are currently in illiquid private company stock which are inherently difficult to value given the lack of publicly available information. As of December 31, 2018, our recorded value in investments is $11.7 billion, including equity method investments.

Foreign Currency Risk

We transact business globally in multiple currencies. Our international revenue, as well as costs and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, expose us to the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar. We are exposed to foreign currency risks related to our revenue and operating expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, including the Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound, Euro, Mexican peso, and Singapore dollar. Accordingly, changes in exchange rates may negatively affect our future revenue and other operating results as expressed in U.S. dollars. Our foreign currency risk is partially mitigated as our revenue recognized in currencies other than the U.S. dollar is diversified across geographic regions and we incur expenses in the same currencies in such regions.

We have experienced and will continue to experience fluctuations in our net income (loss) as a result of transaction gains or losses related to remeasurement of our asset and liability balances that are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the entities in which they are recorded. Foreign currency rates may also impact the value of our equity method investment in our Yandex.Taxi joint venture. At this time, we do not, but we may in the future, enter into derivatives or other financial instruments in an attempt to hedge our foreign currency exchange risk. It is difficult to predict the impact hedging activities would have on our results of operations.

 

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BUSINESS

Overview

Our mission is to ignite opportunity by setting the world in motion.

We believe deeply in our bold mission. Every minute of every day, consumers and Drivers on our platform can tap a button and get a ride or tap a button and get work. We revolutionized personal mobility with Ridesharing, and we are leveraging our platform to redefine the massive meal delivery and logistics industries. While we have had unparalleled growth at scale, we are just getting started: only 2% of the population in the 63 countries where we operate used our offerings in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, based on MAPCs.

The foundation of our platform is our massive network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise. Together, these elements power movement from point A to point B.

 

   

Massive network. Our massive, efficient, and intelligent network consists of tens of millions of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, as well as underlying data, technology, and shared infrastructure. Our network becomes smarter with every trip. In over 700 cities around the world, our network powers movement at the touch of a button for millions, and we hope eventually billions, of people.

 

   

Leading technology. We have built proprietary marketplace, routing, and payments technologies. Marketplace technologies are the core of our deep technology advantage and include demand prediction, matching and dispatching, and pricing technologies.

 

   

Operational excellence. Our regional on-the-ground operations teams use their extensive market-specific knowledge to rapidly launch and scale products in cities, support Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, and carriers, and build and enhance relationships with cities and regulators.

 

   

Product expertise. Our products are built with the expertise that allows us to set the standard for powering movement on-demand, provide platform users with a contextual, intuitive interface, continually evolve features and functionality, and deliver safety and trust.

Our Personal Mobility, Uber Eats, and Uber Freight platform offerings each address large, fragmented markets.

Personal Mobility

Our Personal Mobility offering includes Ridesharing and New Mobility. Ridesharing refers to products that connect consumers with Drivers who provide rides in a variety of vehicles, such as cars, auto rickshaws, motorbikes, minibuses, or taxis. New Mobility refers to products that provide consumers with access to rides through a variety of modes, including dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. We aim to provide everyone, everywhere on our platform with access to a safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient trip within a few minutes of tapping a button. In the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the average wait time for a rider to be picked up by a Driver was five minutes. In addition to powering movement for riders, our platform powers opportunity for Drivers, fueling the future of independent work by providing Drivers with a reliable and flexible way to earn money. We are committed to providing consumers with access to the best personal mobility options to meet their needs. We are investing in new modes of transportation that enable us to address a wider range of consumer use cases and represent a significant opportunity to bring additional trips onto our platform. For example, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, trips of less than three miles accounted for 46% of all U.S. vehicle trips in 2017. We believe that dockless e-bikes and e-scooters address many of these use cases and will replace a portion of these vehicle trips over time, particularly in urban environments that suffer from substantial traffic during peak commuting hours.

 

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The rapid growth and scale of our Ridesharing products, which to date have accounted for virtually all of our Personal Mobility offering, demonstrates the size of our opportunity:

 

   

Revenue derived from our Ridesharing products grew from $3.5 billion in 2016 to $9.2 billion in 2018.

 

   

Gross Bookings derived from our Ridesharing products grew from $18.8 billion in 2016 to $41.5 billion in 2018.

 

   

Consumers traveled approximately 26 billion miles on our platform in 2018.

We believe that Personal Mobility represents a vast, rapidly growing, and underpenetrated market opportunity. We operate our Personal Mobility offering in 63 countries with an aggregate population of 4.1 billion people. Through our Personal Mobility offering, we estimate that our platform served 2% of the population in these countries based on MAPCs in the quarter ended December 31, 2018. We estimate that people traveled 4.7 trillion vehicle miles in trips under 30 miles in these countries in 2017, of which the approximately 26 billion miles traveled on our platform represent less than 1% penetration.

We believe that our Personal Mobility market share and ridesharing category position are key indicators of our progress towards our massive market opportunity. We calculate our Personal Mobility market share in a given region by dividing our Personal Mobility miles traveled by our estimates of the addressable market in miles traveled in the region. We estimate the size of the addressable market by multiplying the number of passenger cars in each country by our country-level estimates of miles traveled per car. Our estimates also include an estimated 4.4 trillion public transportation miles, which we allocate to regions based on their share of the population in our addressable market. See the section titled “—Our Market Opportunity” for more information. Based on this estimate, our Personal Mobility market share is less than 1% in every major region of the world where we operate.

We calculate our ridesharing category position within a given region by dividing our Ridesharing Gross Bookings by our estimates of total ridesharing Gross Bookings generated by us and other companies with similar ridesharing products. We estimate our total ridesharing Gross Bookings in a given region by utilizing internal source data, including historical trip, bookings, product mix, and fare information, and external source data provided by publicly available information and marketing analytics firms. Based on these estimates, we have a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world where we operate, as shown in the graphic below. We also participate in certain regions through our minority-owned affiliates and intend to maintain our interests in these minority-owned affiliates to participate in the expected growth of ridesharing and other modes of personal mobility in the regions where they operate. At the time of entering into such transactions, we believed based on our internal estimates using the information then available to us that each of Didi, Grab, and Yandex.Taxi, on a pro forma basis, had the leading ridesharing category position in its respective market.

 

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Our Global Ridesharing Footprint (1)

 

 

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Does not include any increase in our category position in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan as a result of our pending acquisition of Careem.

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Percentages are based on our internal estimates of Gross Bookings and miles traveled using our currently available information. For more detail on ownership stakes, see the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Minority-Owned Affiliates.”

Uber Eats

Our Uber Eats offering allows consumers to search for and discover local restaurants, order a meal at the touch of a button, and have the meal delivered reliably and quickly. We launched our Uber Eats app just over three years ago, and we believe that Uber Eats has grown to be the largest meal delivery platform in the world outside of China based on Gross Bookings. We believe that our scale enables the average delivery time for Uber Eats to be faster than the average delivery time for our competitors. For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, the average delivery time was approximately 30 minutes. We believe that Uber Eats not only leverages, but also increases, the supply of Drivers on our network. For example, Uber Eats enables Ridesharing Drivers to increase their utilization and earnings by accessing additional demand for trips during non-peak Ridesharing times. Uber Eats also expands the pool of Drivers by enabling people who are not Ridesharing Drivers or who do not have access to Ridesharing-qualified vehicles to deliver meals on our platform. In addition to benefiting Drivers and consumers, Uber Eats provides restaurants with an instant mobile presence and efficient delivery capability, which we believe generates incremental demand and improves margins for restaurants by enabling them to serve more consumers without increasing their existing front-of-house expenses. Of the 91 million MAPCs on our platform, over 15 million received a meal using Uber Eats in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, tapping into our network of more than 220,000 restaurants in over 500 cities globally.

In connection with our transactions with Grab and Yandex, we contributed our meal delivery offerings in Southeast Asia and Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (“Russia/CIS”) to Grab and to our Yandex.Taxi joint venture, respectively, including our partnerships with certain significant global restaurant chains with operations in those markets. We expect to benefit from continued growth of the meal delivery industry in the regions where our minority-owned affiliates operate.

Uber Freight

We believe that Uber Freight is revolutionizing the logistics industry. Uber Freight leverages our proprietary technology, brand awareness, and experience revolutionizing industries to create a transparent, on-demand marketplace that seamlessly connects shippers and carriers.

 

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The freight industry today is highly fragmented and deeply inefficient. It can take several hours, sometimes days, for shippers to find a truck and driver for shipments, with most of the process conducted over the phone or by fax. Procurement is highly fragmented, with traditional players relying on local or regional offices to book shipments. It is equally difficult for carriers to find and book the shipments that work for their businesses, spending hours on the phone negotiating pricing and terms. These inefficiencies adversely impact both shippers and carriers, and contribute to the number of non-revenue or “dead-head” miles, which are miles driven by carriers between shipments. According to an October 2018 survey of for-hire carriers in the United States conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute, “dead-head” miles account for approximately 20% of carrier miles driven in the United States. Uber Freight greatly reduces friction in the logistics industry by providing an on-demand platform to automate and accelerate logistics transactions end-to-end. Uber Freight connects carriers with the most appropriate shipments available on our platform, and gives carriers upfront, transparent pricing and the ability to book a shipment with the touch of a button.

We serve shippers ranging from small- and medium-sized businesses to global enterprises by enabling them to create and tender shipments with a few clicks, secure capacity on demand with upfront pricing, and track those shipments in real-time from pickup to delivery. We believe that all of these factors represent significant efficiency improvements over traditional freight brokerage providers. Since Uber Freight’s public launch in the United States in May 2017, we have contracted with over 36,000 carriers that in aggregate have more than 400,000 drivers and have served over 1,000 shippers, including global enterprises such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Niagara, Land O’Lakes, and Colgate-Palmolive. Uber Freight has grown to $125 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

In March 2019, we announced the expansion of our Uber Freight offering into Europe. Although Europe’s freight market is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the world, we believe that European shippers and carriers experience many of the same pain points in their current operations as U.S. shippers and carriers.

Platform Synergies

We intend to continue to invest in new platform offerings that we believe will further strengthen our platform and existing offerings and fuel multiple virtuous cycles of growth.

We can rapidly launch and scale platform products and offerings by leveraging our massive network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise. Furthermore, each new product adds nodes to our network and strengthens these shared capabilities, enabling us to launch and invest in additional products more efficiently. For example, Uber Eats is used by many of the same consumers who use our Ridesharing products, is built on our existing technology stack, and has grown by leveraging many of the same regional operations teams that built our Ridesharing products. Similarly, in cities where we already operate, we can more efficiently launch other products and offerings, such as dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, by leveraging our existing network of Drivers and consumers and regional on-the-ground operations teams. As evidence of the power of our platform, Uber Eats grew to $2.6 billion in Gross Bookings for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, nearly three years following the launch of the Uber Eats app, which we believe makes our Uber Eats offering the largest meal delivery platform in the world outside of China. In addition, each new product or offering enables us to invest more efficiently because we share innovations and investments across our platform offerings. These synergies effectively lower our costs and allow us to invest in a scalable way that becomes increasingly efficient as we grow with each new product or offering.

Each platform offering also increases the value of our platform to platform users, enabling us to attract new platform users and to deepen engagement with existing platform users. Both of these dynamics grow our network scale and liquidity, which further increases the value of our platform to platform users. For example, Uber Eats attracts new consumers to our network – in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, 50% of first-time Uber Eats consumers were new to our platform. Additionally, in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, consumers who used both Personal Mobility and Uber Eats had 11.5 Trips per month on average, compared to 4.9 Trips per month on average for consumers who used a single offering in cities where both Personal Mobility and Uber Eats

 

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were offered. Similarly, having multiple offerings increases our engagement with Drivers. For example, with Uber Eats, Ridesharing Drivers can access additional demand for trips during non-peak Ridesharing times to increase their utilization and earnings. We believe that these trends will continue as we further expand Uber Eats from over 500 cities into nearly 700 cities where we already offer Personal Mobility.

The strength of our leading platform is demonstrated by our performance:

 

   

There were 91 million MAPCs for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

There were 1.5 billion Trips on our platform for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

There were 3.9 million Drivers on our platform for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

Drivers have earned over $78.2 billion on our platform since 2015, as well as $1.2 billion in tips since we introduced in-app tipping for Drivers in July 2017, in each case through December 31, 2018.

 

   

We had a 9% Core Platform Contribution Margin in 2018. See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Notes about Certain Key Metrics—Core Platform Contribution Profit (Loss) and Margin” for additional information.

In 2018, Gross Bookings grew to $49.8 billion, up 45% from $34.4 billion in 2017. Over the same period, revenue reached $11.3 billion, up 42% from $7.9 billion in the prior year. Core Platform Adjusted Net Revenue was $9.9 billion in 2018, up 39% from $7.1 billion in 2017. Net income (loss) was $1.0 billion in 2018 and $(4.0) billion in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA was $(1.8) billion in 2018 and $(2.6) billion in 2017. See the section titled “Summary Consolidated Financial and Operating Data—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information.

Recent Developments

Acquisition of Careem

In March 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem. Dubai-based Careem, founded in 2012, provides ridesharing, meal delivery, and payments services to millions of users in 115 cities across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan. This acquisition advances our strategy of having a leading ridesharing category position in every major region of the world in which we operate. We expect the acquisition of Careem to significantly expand our presence in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, which we believe are attractive markets due to their size and growth potential, driven by tech-savvy populations, high smartphone penetration, low rates of car ownership, and communities developing the next generation of transportation options to serve their growing populations. Careem has ridesharing operations in 14 countries excluding Sudan, which business we expect Careem to divest prior to the closing of our acquisition. We estimate that these 14 countries had an aggregate population of over 530 million people and accounted for 331 billion vehicle miles during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The purchase price for the acquisition is approximately $3.1 billion, consisting of up to approximately $1.7 billion of our unsecured convertible notes (the “Careem Convertible Notes”) and approximately $1.4 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The acquisition of Careem’s business is subject to applicable regulatory approvals in certain of the countries in which Careem operates. The transaction is expected to close in January 2020. Following the closing of the acquisition, Careem co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Mudassir Sheikha will continue to lead the Careem business, which will report to its own board of directors, comprising three representatives from Uber and two representatives from Careem, which will allow Careem to preserve its brand and market-facing operations.

We have structured the acquisition and proposed integration of Careem with the goal of preserving the strengths of both companies, including opportunities to create operating efficiencies across both platforms. We expect to share consumer demand and Driver supply across both platforms, thereby increasing network density and reducing wait times for consumers and Drivers in the region, while simultaneously achieving synergies from combining back-end support functions and shared technology infrastructure.

 

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ATG Investment

In April 2019, we entered into a Class A preferred unit purchase agreement (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”) with affiliates of SoftBank Vision Fund (“SoftBank”), Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”), and DENSO Corporation (“DENSO” and, together with SoftBank and Toyota, the “ATG Investors”), pursuant to which the ATG Investors will invest an aggregate of $1.0 billion ($400 million from Toyota, $333 million from SoftBank, and $267 million from DENSO) in a newly formed corporate parent entity for our Advanced Technologies Group (“ATG”). This investment will enable us to raise dedicated capital to fund our ATG business and aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of automated ridesharing services. Pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement, we agreed to contribute certain of our subsidiaries and all assets and liabilities that are primarily related to our autonomous vehicle technologies (excluding liabilities arising from certain indemnification obligations related to the Levandowski arbitration and any remediation costs associated with certain obligations that may arise as a result of the Waymo settlement, each as described elsewhere in this prospectus), in exchange for common units of ATG representing an 86.2% stake in ATG on a fully diluted basis, reflecting an implied $7.25 billion valuation for ATG immediately following the closing of the investment. The ATG Investors will collectively receive a 13.8% stake in ATG on a fully diluted basis. The closing of this transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and is expected to occur in July 2019.

Upon the closing of this transaction, we will have the right to appoint six directors to ATG’s board. Subject to the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), each of SoftBank and Toyota will have the right to appoint one director for so long as it maintains a certain percentage of its preferred units. The preferred units held by each of the ATG Investors will receive an annual dividend of 4.5%, which will be payable in cash or accrete to the holder of preferred units, at ATG’s election. Additionally, in connection with the investment, the ATG Investors will have approval rights over certain material corporate actions and be granted certain tag-along, pre-emptive, registration, and information rights, and will be subject to unit transfer restrictions and, beginning three years after the closing of the investment, drag-along obligations. We and SoftBank have also agreed to put and call obligations with respect to SoftBank’s preferred units (priced at the greater of (i) cost, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, and (ii) the then fair market value of the preferred units) if ATG is not publicly traded or has not been sold as of the seventh anniversary of the closing of the transaction. After the closing, ATG employees and other ATG service providers will continue to hold, and will receive in the future, incentive equity, such as stock options and RSUs, from us pursuant to our equity incentive plans.

If CFIUS blocks or unwinds the ATG Collaboration Agreement (described below) or requires mitigation measures that materially and adversely affect the strategic benefits of the ATG Collaboration Agreement, SoftBank, Toyota, and DENSO will each have the right to require ATG to redeem some or all of their preferred units at a price equal to their respective initial investment amounts. We can elect to pay these amounts in cash or in shares of our common stock if a cash redemption would have a material and adverse impact on ATG. Further, if CFIUS requires certain other mitigation measures to be taken by ATG, SoftBank, or Toyota that are not acceptable to the applicable party, then SoftBank or Toyota, as applicable, will have the right to transfer some or all of their preferred units to a third party, subject to a right of first refusal in our favor. CFIUS approval is not a condition to the closing of the transaction.

In connection with the investment, we have entered into a joint collaboration agreement with Toyota, DENSO, and ATG with respect to next-generation self-driving hardware and the development of self-driving vehicles leveraging technology from each of the parties (the “ATG Collaboration Agreement”), which will be effective as of the closing of the transaction. Pursuant to the ATG Collaboration Agreement, ATG and Toyota will agree on development plans, and thereafter Toyota will contribute to ATG up to an aggregate of $300 million in cash over six semi-annual installments to fund the ongoing activities contemplated under the ATG Collaboration Agreement.

 

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The ATG Collaboration Agreement represents an expansion of the existing relationship between ATG and Toyota and adds DENSO to the overall effort. In 2018, we announced a commercial partnership with Toyota concerning the integration of ATG self-driving systems into Toyota vehicles and the exploration of new business models related to ownership and operation of the integrated Toyota vehicles. The ATG Collaboration Agreement adds DENSO to the overall effort and contemplates the joint development of next-generation self-driving hardware with the goal of producing an integrated Toyota-ATG self-driving vehicle. Jointly developed intellectual property created pursuant to the ATG Collaboration Agreement will be owned by Toyota or DENSO, as applicable, and ATG will receive a royalty-free license to such jointly developed intellectual property.

Delivering on the promise of improved safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness from self-driving vehicles will require not just software excellence but also excellence in manufacturing at scale. Accordingly, we view Toyota’s and DENSO’s strengths in vehicle technology, hardware, and manufacturing, along with Toyota’s global footprint as one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers and DENSO’s position as one of the world’s largest Tier 1 automotive suppliers, to be an advantageous complement to our continued focus on highly automated driving technology. The collaboration is not exclusive between the parties; ATG will continue to have the ability to work with other partners, including OEMs and suppliers, and Toyota and DENSO will continue to have the ability to work with other autonomous vehicle providers. After the closing of the transaction, we will operate our autonomous vehicle technologies business exclusively through ATG, but we expect to continue to pursue partnerships with other autonomous vehicle providers for operation on our network.

Private Placement

In April 2019, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal”) pursuant to which PayPal will purchase $500 million of our common stock from us in a private placement at a price per share equal to the initial public offering price. The sale of the shares in the private placement is subject to certain closing conditions, including the closing of this offering and certain regulatory approvals. Concurrently, and subject to the closing of the private placement, we and PayPal extended our global partnership through the execution of an addendum to our existing commercial agreement. We and PayPal intend to explore future commercial payment collaborations, including the development of our digital wallet.

How We Approach the Future

We are on a new path forward with the hiring of our Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi in September 2017 following many challenges regarding our culture, workplace practices, and reputation. In addition to hiring our Chief Executive Officer, we have revamped our senior executive team, hiring respected leaders with extensive public and private sector experience, including our Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai, Chief Operating Officer Barney Harford, Chief Legal Officer Tony West, Chief People Officer Nikki Krishnamurthy, Chief Marketing Officer Rebecca Messina, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Bo Young Lee, Chief Trust and Security Officer Matt Olsen, and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer Scott Schools. Our leadership team has sought to reform our culture fundamentally by improving our governance structure, strengthening our compliance program, creating and embracing new cultural norms, committing to diversity and inclusion, and rebuilding our relationships with employees, Drivers, consumers, cities, and regulators.

We have significantly improved our governance structure and are adopting policies that are similar to those adopted by leading Fortune 500 companies, and we believe these governance improvements will benefit our performance. We built a seasoned, qualified board of directors with the addition of new independent directors in 2017 and 2018, including Ursula Burns, Wan Ling Martello, Ronald Sugar, and John Thain. We divided the roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer and appointed Dr. Sugar as independent Chairperson. We replaced our supervoting structure with a one-share, one-vote structure. We believe that these continuing governance changes will help us to scale our business responsibly, effectively manage risk, and act with integrity and accountability to all stakeholders. We believe that going public will further enhance our transparency with shareholders, regulators, and government officials.

 

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We are committed to building a best-in-class compliance program. We have made tremendous progress in creating a program that is designed to prevent and detect violations of corporate policy, law, and regulations. We continue to enhance our compliance and ethics program by conducting top-down risk assessments and developing policies and practices customized for our growing and evolving global business.

We place diversity and inclusion at the core of everything we do. We strive to create a workplace that is inclusive of everyone, where every person can be authentic, and where that authenticity is celebrated as a strength. In pursuit of that goal, our senior leadership team sponsors and provides resources to our employee resource groups (“ERGs”), which are created and operated by our employees, and which are constantly working to further build and improve our culture.

We embrace the future with optimism, and we work towards our mission based on eight cultural norms. Our team came together to write these norms from the ground up to reflect who we are and where we are going.

 

   

We do the right thing. Period.

 

   

We build globally, we live locally. We harness the power and scale of our global operations to deeply connect with the cities, communities, drivers, and riders that we serve every day.

 

   

We are customer obsessed. We work tirelessly to earn our customers’ trust and business by solving their problems, maximizing their earnings, or lowering their costs. We surprise and delight them. We make short-term sacrifices for a lifetime of loyalty.

 

   

We celebrate differences. We stand apart from the average. We ensure people of diverse backgrounds feel welcome. We encourage different opinions and approaches to be heard, and then we come together and build.

 

   

We act like owners. We seek out problems, and we solve them. We help each other and those who matter to us. We have a bias for action and accountability. We finish what we start, and we build Uber to last. And when we make mistakes, we’ll own up to them.

 

   

We persevere. We believe in the power of grit. We don’t seek the easy path. We look for the toughest challenges, and we push. Our collective resilience is our secret weapon.

 

   

We value ideas over hierarchy. We believe that the best ideas can come from anywhere, both inside and outside our company. Our job is to seek out those ideas, to shape and improve them through candid debate, and to take them from concept to action.

 

   

We make big bold bets. Sometimes we fail, but failure makes us smarter. We get back up, we make the next bet, and we go!

We are committed to using a proactive and collaborative approach with regulators. As a result, we are rebuilding and strengthening our relationships with regulators around the world and engaging in an ongoing, constructive dialogue. For example, in Berlin and Munich, we have actively worked with regulators to introduce eco-friendly products, such as dockless e-bikes and our all-electric vehicle product, Uber Green, to help those cities decrease air pollution, reduce urban congestion, and increase access to clean transportation options. Additionally, in 2018, we partnered with officials in the province of Mendoza, Argentina to design the country’s first ridesharing regulations. We believe that this long-term collaborative approach will enable us to drive positive legislative change and allow people all over the globe to benefit from modern and efficient transportation options.

We strengthened our commitment to Drivers as part of our new path forward. In June 2017, we launched our Driver-focused “180 Days of Change” campaign, during which we created 38 new features and improvements for Drivers, crafted specifically to address their feedback. These improvements, which include tipping, two-minute cancellation times, 24/7 phone support, long-trip notifications, and live rider locations, were initially launched in the United States and we are continuing to roll these improvements out globally. We have

 

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created an “Early Tester Program” for Drivers to try features and updates before they are widely available, and we continue to prioritize and promote good Driver relations. In November 2018, we introduced a Driver rewards program, Uber Pro, in beta mode in eight cities in the United States. We expect Uber Pro to provide Drivers with the opportunity to increase their earnings, receive discounts on vehicle maintenance and gas, and receive full tuition reimbursement to complete courses toward an undergraduate degree or a non-degree certificate through Arizona State University Online.

It is a new day at Uber.

Our Platform

Massive Network

We have a massive, efficient, and intelligent network consisting of tens of millions of Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, as well as underlying data, technology, and shared infrastructure. Our network becomes smarter with every trip. In over 700 cities around the world, our network powers movement at the touch of a button for millions, and we hope eventually billions, of people. We have massive network scale and liquidity, with 1.5 billion Trips and an average wait time of five minutes for a rider to be picked up by a Driver in the quarter ended December 31, 2018. Every node we add to our network increases liquidity, and we intend to continue to add more Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and dockless e-bikes and e-scooters. We also hope to add autonomous vehicles, delivery drones, and vertical takeoff and landing vehicles to our network, along with other future innovations.

Our strategy is to create the largest network in each market so that we can have the greatest liquidity network effect, which we believe leads to a margin advantage.

 

   

Starting with supply to create a liquidity network effect. When we launch our Ridesharing products in a new city, we start by onboarding Drivers and creating awareness among consumers. As we grow the number of Drivers, our market coverage improves, bringing down average wait times, which attracts more consumers. More consumers results in an increased volume of trips and higher Driver utilization, which attracts more Drivers and enables us to reduce fares for consumers, in some cases, through the effects of dynamic pricing. This virtuous cycle benefits us as our strategy is to create the largest network liquidity benefit in the ridesharing category in a particular market. Our liquidity and scale enable greater network optimization and increase Driver utilization while decreasing wait times. We experience this virtuous cycle in many of our other offerings. With Uber Eats, for example, as we add Drivers, restaurants, and consumers to our platform, the experience for each improves. We also experience liquidity benefits across offerings at the platform level as we are able to offer multiple services to consumers. For example, Drivers offering Ridesharing services on our platform are able to deliver meals as we launch Uber Eats in a new market, or at peak meal delivery times in an established market.

 

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Liquidity Network Effect

 

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More Drivers Driver Supply More Rides Per Hour and Higher Earnings For Drivers More Riders Lower Wait Times And Fares More Liquidity

We seek to benefit from a liquidity network effect in all cities in which we operate. We believe this liquidity network effect helps us increase our market share over time, as it makes our Ridesharing products more convenient and cost-competitive versus other forms of transportation, such as personal vehicle usage and ownership. We believe this liquidity network effect is more pronounced in large metropolitan areas and for shorter distance trips, although it also exists in less densely populated markets. As we grow, we expect to penetrate more of the market as the impact from our liquidity network effect increases. Because of our liquidity network effect, we have been able to introduce products such as UberPOOL and Uber Bus, which increase the density, geographic coverage, and efficiency of Drivers, and allow us to offer lower wait times and fares. Through lower wait times and fares, we believe that we are able to meaningfully expand our overall market opportunity.

 

   

Increasing scale, creating category leadership and a margin advantage. When we enter a new city or launch a new Ridesharing product in a city, we aim to reach efficient scale and liquidity rapidly to attract consumers to use our platform as an alternative to personal vehicle ownership and usage of other modes of transportation and to achieve leadership in the ridesharing category. We can choose to use incentives, such as promotions for Drivers and consumers, to attract platform users on both sides of our network and increase engagement, which can result in a negative margin until we reach sufficient scale to reduce incentives. Even after we reach efficient scale in a given market, we may need to continue to use incentives to compete. In certain markets, other operators may use incentives to attempt to mitigate the advantages of our more liquid network, and we will generally choose to match these incentives, even if it results in a negative margin, to compete effectively and grow our business. Based upon our experience to date, we believe that the operator with the largest network in a given market will often have the highest margin as a result of having the largest liquidity network effect, as well as the benefit of operating leverage.

Consumers choose to use our Ridesharing products based primarily upon a combination of wait time, quality of service, safety, app functionality, brand recognition, support, convenience, and price. Drivers choose to drive on our network based primarily upon a combination of earnings potential, app functionality and convenience, service, safety, brand recognition, rewards programs, and support. Price and Driver earnings, including incentives, have an impact on consumers’ and Drivers’ choices of which network to choose when selecting between our Ridesharing products and a ridesharing product of a competitor.

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take rate, we believe that we would not be required to invest as heavily in incentives given the impact of price and Driver earnings on consumer and Driver behavior, respectively. While we believe that most successful businesses attempt to improve their profitability over time, we cannot predict whether or when other ridesharing category participants will focus on improving their profitability or whether they will reduce incentives as a means of doing so. Ridesharing category participants that offer incentives to consumers and Drivers in the regions in which we operate include Lyft in the United States, OLA in India and Australia, Careem in the Middle East and Africa, and Didi in Latin America. The ability of these and other participants to raise additional capital in the future to invest in growth, including by providing incentives, is unknown, and any adverse impact on their ability to do so may force certain of these ridesharing participants to focus more on profitability in the nearer term. In addition to competing against ridesharing category participants, we also expect to continue to use Driver incentives and consumer discounts and promotions to grow our business relative to lower-priced alternatives, such as personal vehicle ownership, to increase engagement, and to maintain balance between Driver supply and consumer demand. While we intend to continue to increase our scale, with a view that scale will improve margins, our offerings exist in categories with relatively low barriers to entry and low switching costs. Increased competition may prevent us from improving our margins over time or achieving profitability.

Leading Technology

Our technology manages dynamic, real-world interactions every second of every day. We have built proprietary marketplace, routing, and payments technologies.

 

   

Marketplace technologies. Our goal is to create marketplaces where our tens of millions of platform users can thrive. Our marketplace technologies comprise the real-time algorithmic decision engine that matches supply and demand for our Personal Mobility, Uber Eats, and Uber Freight offerings. Across all of our offerings, we employ an approach to marketplace design that focuses on expanding access, delivering reliability, providing choice and transparency, and aligning needs across platform users. Marketplace technologies are the core of our deep technology advantage and include demand prediction, matching and dispatching, and pricing technologies.

 

   

Demand prediction. Our proprietary demand prediction engine uses data to predict when and where peak ride and meal order volume will occur, allowing us to manage supply and demand in a city efficiently. We use a combination of data visualization, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and other technologies to observe historical trends and match them with current usage patterns to conduct both long-form and real-time prediction. This engine allows us to dynamically communicate areas of high demand to Drivers. In the Driver app, our demand prediction engine produces a mapping of hyper-local zones, which are typically a few city blocks wide, that alert Drivers to real-time pools of concentrated demand. Each zone has its own pricing characteristics based on Driver supply, consumer demand, and other factors. This system, developed in-house and open-sourced, helps ensure that every price change is accurate and effective. This technology helps lower rider wait times and increases availability and reliability for riders by smoothing and matching the supply and demand curves.

 

   

Matching and dispatching. Our proprietary matching and dispatching algorithms generate more than 30 million match pair predictions per minute. In each instance, our algorithms review and consider several variables, including distance, time, traffic, meal preparation time, and other real-world dynamics such as weather or local events. We use a combination of tree-based models, ensembling techniques, and match optimization methods to maximize both consumer and Driver satisfaction. We have continued to improve our algorithms over time. For example, our innovation to schedule back-to-back trips, proactively matching a Driver on a current trip with a next request, has increased Driver productivity.

 

   

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consumer demand. Dynamic pricing helps to balance demand during our busiest times so that a reliable ride is always within reach. Dynamic pricing changes are driven algorithmically when wait times are increasing dramatically, and unfulfilled requests start to rise. For example, dynamic pricing is most common during peak times such as rush hours, on Friday and Saturday nights, on certain holidays, such as Halloween and New Year’s Eve, and during particularly large events, such as sporting events or concerts. Dynamic pricing is automatically activated by our algorithms that detect shifts in consumer demand and Driver supply, in real time, all over a city. Because consumer demand and Driver supply change constantly, prices update every few minutes. In certain markets, our pricing technology also decouples consumer and Driver pricing, meaning that the consumer pays an upfront price, which is calculated based on the estimated trip time and distance from origin to destination as well as demand patterns for that route at that time, while the Driver earns an amount that is based off their time and distance traveled. Through upfront pricing, consumers are shown the price they will pay at the end of the ride before it begins.

 

   

Routing technologies. We use advanced routing algorithms to build a carefully optimized system capable of handling hundreds of thousands of ETA requests per second. Our rider destination model uses machine learning techniques to forecast where riders want to go and to determine the optimal route to get there, including the best pick up and drop off locations, taking rider and Driver safety into consideration, depending on time, location, traffic conditions, and local events. Our rider destination model also factors in many real-world variables. For example, to avoid a traffic jam or a red light, our model may suggest that riders walk a block to their final destination to save time. With Express POOL, our routing technology matches riders headed in the same direction at the same time and optimizes for the nearest pickup location for riders to walk, lowering wait times and distance traveled. Better matching means more riders share the cost of a trip and everyone pays a lower price, while Drivers get more direct routes, more demand, and more convenient pickups.

 

   

Payments technologies. We have developed a robust payments infrastructure that includes flexible, secure, and trusted payment options. Because we integrated payments into our technology stack, we can continuously innovate to meet the needs of platform users. Our payments infrastructure is enhanced by an ecosystem of payment partners and integrations that deliver a consistent experience across all of our products and geographies. We offer Drivers the choice between being paid on a weekly basis or immediately through Instant Pay, a feature that enables Drivers to cash out their earnings up to five times per day in certain markets. We introduced a unique form of payment for consumers, Uber Cash, in September 2018. Uber Cash is a closed-loop reloadable digital wallet that allows consumers to add funds upfront, store credits and rewards, and use funds for Personal Mobility rides and Uber Eats deliveries. We offer consumers the ability to upload, save, and select between multiple payment options for each ride or order, including credit cards, debit cards, Uber Cash, Venmo, or, in select markets, cash.

 

   

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. We have made substantial investments in AI and machine learning. We have created and grown a world-class research team that has produced numerous original publications, patented technologies, and widely-used open source software. Managing the complexity of our massive network and harnessing the data from over 10 billion trips exceeds human capability, so we use machine learning and artificial intelligence, trained on historical transactions, to help automate marketplace decisions. We have built a machine learning software platform that powers hundreds of models behind our data-driven services across our offerings and in customer service and safety. We have developed natural language and dialog system technologies upon which we can build and scale up conversational interfaces for our users, including Drivers and consumers, to simplify and enhance interactions with our platform. Our computer vision software technology automatically processes and verifies millions of business-critical images and documents such as drivers’ licenses and restaurant menus, among other items, per year. Our proprietary sensor processing algorithms enhance our location accuracy in dense urban areas, and power important applications such as automatic crash detection by analyzing the deceleration and unexpected movement

 

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of Driver and passenger mobile devices. Our advanced machine learning algorithms improve our ability to predict Driver supply, rider demand, ETAs, and food preparation time; they power personalization such as predictive destinations and food and restaurant recommendations.

Operational Excellence

Our on-the-ground operations teams use their extensive market-specific knowledge to rapidly launch and scale products, support Drivers, consumers, and restaurants, and build and enhance relationships with cities and regulators.

 

   

Regional presence, global knowledge. We have regional operations teams in all of our markets. These regional on-the-ground teams enable us to better understand and contribute to communities that we serve. Our regional operations teams allow us to gather in-person user feedback and to maintain operational excellence when launching and scaling new products. For example, unlike many other companies that offer bike and scooter trips, we already have on-the-ground operations teams in the 63 countries in which we operate. As we expand dockless e-bikes and e-scooters into new cities, we can leverage our regional operations teams to more efficiently launch in a given market. We operationalize the experience and learnings from our regional teams into playbooks, which all of our other teams can leverage and benchmark against as they launch and scale products and offerings in their regions.

 

   

Platform user support. We are committed to providing reliable, on-the-ground support for Drivers and consumers, including 24/7 phone support in the United States and certain other markets for Drivers and in-app support for consumers. We have over 500 Greenlight Hubs worldwide where Drivers can receive in-person help with navigating the onboarding process, ensuring vehicle readiness and compliance, and identifying local resources.

Product Expertise

Our products are built with the expertise that allows us to set the standard for powering movement on-demand, provide platform users with a contextual, intuitive interface, continually evolve features and functionality, and deliver safety and trust.

 

   

On-demand experience. We design mobile-native products that have defined the on-demand experience to power movement. When users open one of our products or offerings, they are doing so with a purpose: to go somewhere, to get a meal, to book a shipment, or to earn money. We strive to build products that deliver each of those experiences in an easy-to-use, fast, frictionless, reliable way for platform users.

 

   

Contextual, intuitive interface. We aim to provide products that are consistent and easy-to-use for all platform users. We combine a sleek and seamless user interface with our artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to create a sophisticated yet user-friendly experience. For each of our products and offerings, we focus on in-context design to best meet our platform users’ needs.

 

   

Continuous, iterative feature and function development. By leveraging our network scale, we rapidly introduce and iterate new products and features in multiple markets across the globe. We are constantly prototyping, experimenting, launching, and refining our products to deliver the best experience to tens of millions of platform users. We conduct staged rollouts when testing new products and features, often initially deploying to a small portion of platform users, such as a single neighborhood or city district, to gather feedback, monitor performance, and course correct as necessary. The size of our network enables us to introduce new features and observe performance at a speed, efficiency, and scale that we believe our competitors cannot match. We then gradually scale these products and features to reach additional platform users, while continuously optimizing performance throughout. This approach enabled us to develop and launch several of our key products and offerings, including Express POOL, which represents the further evolution of UberPOOL.

 

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Safety and trust. We design our products to include robust safety tools for all platform users. For example, in 2018, we launched our Safety Toolkit, which allows both Drivers and consumers to access a menu of safety features directly from the home screen of our app. Where available, the Safety Toolkit provides platform users the ability to share real-time trip information with trusted contacts and to contact emergency services from within our app using a one-touch button. We have a two-way ratings system that enables both Drivers and consumers to rate each other, which increases accountability on our platform.

Opportunities for Platform Constituents

We believe that we are the leading platform for powering movement, which enables us to provide new opportunities to the wide array of constituents that we serve, including consumers, partners, and cities.

Opportunities for Consumers

Personal Mobility

Across all of our Personal Mobility products and offerings, we strive to create an experience that is safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient.

 

   

Safety . Our goal is to make riding in an Uber a safe transportation option in any city. From pick up to arrival, we strive to enable a safe experience for riders by providing transparency, real-time tracking, feedback, and rapid incident response systems. When we match a rider with a Driver, the rider sees the Driver’s name, license plate number, photo, and rating before entering the car. Once riders begin their trips, our Safety Toolkit, which is available on the home screen of our app in many cities, enables riders to share estimated times of arrival and routes with friends and family or, where available, to contact emergency response services with the tap of a button. After every trip, riders can rate Drivers and provide anonymous feedback about the ride. We receive all rider feedback and are committed to rapidly responding to any reported safety incidents with trained teams available 24 hours a day.

 

   

Reliability. We aim to be reliable enough that consumers will not need to plan transportation ahead of time. The continuous increases in the quantity and improvements in the quality of our data improves the power of our algorithms to predict Driver arrival and ride time. We minimize Driver arrival time with innovations such as forward dispatch, which matches riders to Drivers completing a trip nearby. The average wait time for a rider to be picked up was five minutes for the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

 

   

Affordability. We believe that everyone deserves access to on-demand transportation at a price that meets their budget. We lower fares as we scale in a city, bringing a larger number of riders to our platform. For example, in the quarter ended December 31, 2018 the average fare for a Ridesharing trip was under $9. As we add more modes of transportation onto our platform, including dockless e-bikes and e-scooters, we provide additional low-cost options for shorter trips and new use cases. The fare for a New Mobility trip in the quarter ended December 31, 2018 started as low as $0.15 per trip in certain cities. We plan to introduce multi-modal trips, a combination of our Ridesharing products, our New Mobility products, or public transportation, to create an optimal route for a consumer that can be more affordable than routes that do not incorporate public transportation. In November 2018, we introduced Uber Rewards, which further discounts fares for the most frequent consumers of our offerings.

 

   

Convenience. We remain committed to providing a convenient, frictionless experience for consumers. We introduced the convenience of on-demand transportation—tap a button, get a ride—which allowed us to rapidly attract new consumers. We were forward thinking in developing cashless transactions, which enables riders to pay using flexible payment options stored on their mobile device. We continue to find new ways to make the Ridesharing experience seamless for riders.

 

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Uber Eats

Uber Eats provides consumers with an easy-to-use, intuitive, and personalized app to search for and discover local restaurants, order a meal at the touch of a button, and have it delivered reliably and quickly. We believe that Uber Eats provides consumers with a significantly differentiated experience:

 

   

Fast delivery time. We believe that minimizing delivery time is valuable to consumers ordering food. We leverage Drivers, our operational excellence, and our in-market knowledge to reduce the delivery time for each order.

 

   

Selection. We allow consumers to instantly access and browse menus from more than 220,000 restaurants in over 500 cities globally. Restaurants can sign up to work with Uber Eats on a self-service basis. Unlike most competitors in the meal delivery space, we currently partner directly with substantially all restaurants on our platform, allowing us to directly integrate and update a restaurant’s menu on our app in real-time. With each order, we gather information that improves our ability to provide personalized recommendations to consumers based on personal order history, restaurant popularity, and frequently ordered menu items. This algorithmic recommendation engine enables consumers to easily access old favorites and discover new restaurants.

 

   

Convenience. Uber Eats extends our on-demand product to meal delivery: tap a button and get a meal. We strive to provide a delivery experience that is frictionless, personalized, and easy. We enable a seamless re-ordering process by storing previous orders, preferences, and payment information.

 

   

Transparency. We provide tools for consumers to manage their order in real-time. Prior to ordering, consumers see the all-in order price as they select different items and provide special instructions to the restaurant. Consumers can directly contact their Driver once the meal is picked up and track an order’s progress on a map in real-time. Additionally, we send consumers text messages to notify them when their order has been received and picked up and is approaching their drop-off destination, using features and functionality originally developed for our Personal Mobility products.

Benefits Arising from Platform Synergies

As we increase the number of cities in which we offer both Personal Mobility and Uber Eats, we believe that consumers will increasingly benefit from the unique synergies that our platform generates. For example, we believe that consumers in cities with both offerings have a larger, more efficiently utilized pool of Drivers, which benefits consumers by lowering average rider wait times and increasing delivery speed relative to consumers in cities with a single offering. In January 2019, we launched a consumer rewards program in the United States aimed at increasing usage of our platform. Currently, as part of this program, we reward consumer loyalty with benefits such as Uber Cash that can be spent on Personal Mobility trips or Uber Eats meals, more flexible cancellation times, reduced prices between a consumer’s favorite places on UberX, and priority pickup at airports. We believe our rewards programs will further increase consumer usage of both our Uber Eats and Personal Mobility offerings.

Opportunities for Partners

We serve a number of partners on our platform. We succeed when our partners succeed.

Drivers

We believe that we are fueling the future of independent work by providing Drivers with a reliable and flexible earnings opportunity. Just as our platform increases the utilization of cars on our network, we believe that we are unlocking previously underutilized capacity in the workforce. We recognize that Drivers are the face of Uber to consumers and we are committed to listening to Driver feedback to improve their experience on our platform. We provide the following opportunities to Drivers:

 

   

Compelling earnings potential. We believe that our platform allows Drivers to be their own boss and increase their earnings potential. Drivers have earned over $78.2 billion on our platform since 2015, as

 

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well as $1.2 billion in tips since we introduced in-app tipping in July 2017, through December 31, 2018. Drivers can earn money through our Ridesharing products, Uber Eats offering, or both, depending on their preferences. We provide Drivers with resources to help manage their productivity and earnings. Typically, at the end of each week, we send the cumulative earnings to each Driver’s bank account. In many cities in the United States, we offer Instant Pay to Drivers, which allows Drivers to receive their earnings up to five times a day.

 

   

Predictable, flexible work. We provide Drivers access to predictable, on-demand scheduling. According to the Federal Reserve’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2017, 16% of all U.S. workers have irregular schedules that vary based on their employers’ needs, including one-third of workers in the retail, wholesale, and food services industries. Additionally, among workers whose employers vary their schedules, 36% report receiving their hours one day or less in advance. Given these dynamics, the Federal Reserve states that “predictable part-time schedules may even support greater labor force engagement, since the predictability would allow workers to seek additional employment and supplement their income.” Our platform delivers this predictability to Drivers every hour of every day, allowing them to sign onto and off our platform at their own discretion and on their own time.

 

   

Safe and positive driving experience. We provide a wide range of features on our platform that are designed to improve Driver satisfaction. For example, we offer a robust feedback system that allows Drivers to review consumers on a scale of one to five stars following each trip. In certain instances, consumers who violate our terms of service may be prevented from using our platform in the future. This enables Drivers to feel confident and safe when engaging with consumers on our platform. We aim to make driving on our platform attractive relative to similar earnings options, such as retail, wholesale, and food services. We prioritize features that enable consumers to show appreciation and respect for Drivers. We also allow consumers to give Drivers compliments during and after each Trip, selecting from among 10 preset badges.

 

   

24/7 support. We provide reliable support and benefits for Drivers. Where available, our Greenlight Hubs enable Drivers to receive in-person help with navigating the onboarding process, ensuring vehicle readiness and compliance, and identifying local resources. In addition, we provide 24/7 phone support for Drivers and in-app support for consumers in the United States and certain other jurisdictions. We provide Drivers with access to exclusive promotions through our numerous partnerships. For example, in Europe, we partner with AXA to provide Drivers with access to a range of additional accident, injury, illness, and maternity and paternity benefits, and we partner with CarAdvise in the United States for use of its maintenance and technology platform, which provides discounted vehicle maintenance and servicing to Drivers.

 

   

Driver rewards program . In November 2018, we introduced a Driver rewards program, Uber Pro, in beta mode in eight cities in the United States. We expect Uber Pro to provide Drivers with the opportunity to increase their earnings, receive discounts on vehicle maintenance and gas, and receive full tuition reimbursement to complete courses toward an undergraduate degree or a non-degree certificate through Arizona State University Online.

Restaurants

Uber Eats provides restaurants with an instant mobile presence and efficient delivery capability, which we believe generates incremental demand and increases margins by allowing restaurants to serve more consumers without increasing their front-of-house expenses. We currently partner directly with substantially all of the restaurants on our platform, from global chains, such as McDonald’s, Subway, and Popeyes, to local restaurants. Restaurants can sign up to work with Uber Eats on a self-service basis. We provide all of our partners the ability to market directly to consumers in our app through personalized, sponsored advertisements such as “Recommended Dishes.” Our mobile app removes friction from the ordering process by storing consumer order history and payment information. Facilitated by our acquisition of orderTalk, we also integrate directly with many restaurants’ point-of-sale systems to help them analyze orders and predict demand.

 

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Shippers and Carriers

Uber Freight empowers shippers and carriers to run their businesses more efficiently by accelerating the process of getting quotes, tendering and booking shipments, and facilitating payments. We enable shippers, including over 100 enterprise shippers, to create and tender shipments with a few clicks, streamline document management, and track shipments in real-time from pickup to delivery. Through our intuitive mobile app, carriers can accept a shipment with the touch of a button, set their trucks in motion seamlessly, access transparent real-time pricing, minimize empty miles, and receive payment within seven days of delivery.

Opportunities for Cities

We celebrate cities, and we are committed to complementing city infrastructure and collaborating with local leaders and communities to provide opportunities for cities to thrive.

 

   

Growing the economic opportunity of cities that we serve . Our aim is to increase the economic activity of cities in which we operate. Unlike many technology businesses, the economic benefits of our platform stay in the areas where Drivers live, further creating economic opportunity for all parts of a city. According to a 2017 study conducted by the Economic Development Research Group in partnership with us, our platform supported $17.0 billion in annualized gross domestic product in the United States, measured as the sum of the income generated directly by Ridesharing Drivers on our platform and indirectly from Drivers spending their earnings from Ridesharing, according to data collected between June and August 2017.

 

   

Increased safety. We are continuously developing new technology tools that aim to improve safety in cities. We record the location of every ride in real time, and our team can rapidly respond to safety incidents that are reported to us. We can help cities reduce instances of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs by providing people with quick and effective on-demand transportation as an alternative to driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 28% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States were due to alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2016. A Temple University study has shown that our entry into certain markets was followed by a drop in alcohol-related fatalities from motor vehicle crashes. Similarly, a study that we conducted in partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving indicated a relationship between our Ridesharing penetration in cities and a decrease in alcohol-related automobile accidents involving people under thirty. We also build relationships with local officials and law enforcement to promote safe cities. For example, we have published procedures to enable law enforcement to access trip data and other information that may be critical for solving criminal cases quickly and securely through our Uber Law Enforcement Portal.

 

   

More transportation options. We extend and complement existing city infrastructure without requiring cities to invest in expensive and time-consuming public works projects. This enables us to provide reliable options in areas of cities where access to transportation was previously difficult. We are also exploring ways to incorporate public transportation into our platform. For example, we recently created a public-transit ticketing partnership with Masabi, which will enable riders in certain markets to book, store, and use public transit tickets through our app. We also recently integrated public transportation directly into our app on a test basis. These innovations allow us to better facilitate movement across cities by offering multiple modes of transportation, such as buses, subways, bikes, scooters, or vehicles, within a single trip.

 

   

Smarter, more efficient cities. We provide valuable data to cities that facilitate new insights and help improve city infrastructure. We introduced Uber Movement in January 2017, a resource that uses our data to help urban planners, local leaders, and civic communities make informed decisions about their cities. We partnered with Cincinnati to create the Cincinnati Mobility Lab, a three-year partnership to study and design curb space and public transportation through collaboration with a transportation consulting firm and the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization. We hope this serves as a model

 

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for others to improve local transportation. We believe that we can improve the way cities approach development. As we replace personal vehicle ownership and usage one use case at a time, we believe we will enable cities to transform parking lots into better-utilized spaces.

Our Autonomous Driving Strategy

We are investing in technology to power the next generation of transportation. ATG focuses on developing autonomous vehicle technologies, which we believe have the long-term potential to provide safer and more efficient rides and deliveries to consumers as well as lower prices. ATG was established in 2015 in Pittsburgh with 40 researchers from Carnegie Robotics and Carnegie Mellon University. ATG has primary engineering offices in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto with over 1,000 employees. ATG has built over 250 self-driving vehicles, collected data from millions of autonomous vehicle testing miles, and completed tens of thousands of passenger trips. Along the way to a potential future autonomous vehicle world, we believe that there will be a long period of hybrid autonomy, in which autonomous vehicles will be deployed gradually against specific use cases while Drivers continue to serve most consumer demand. As we solve specific autonomous use cases, we will deploy autonomous vehicles against them. Such situations may include trips along a standard, well-mapped route in a predictable environment in good weather. In other situations, such as those that involve substantial traffic, complex routes, or unusual weather conditions, we will continue to rely on Drivers. Moreover, high-demand events, such as concerts or sporting events, will likely exceed the capacity of a highly utilized, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and require the dynamic addition of Drivers to the network in real time. Our regional on-the-ground operations teams will be critical to maintaining reliable supply for such high-demand events. Deciding which trip receives a vehicle driven by a Driver and which receives an autonomous vehicle, and deploying both in real time while maintaining liquidity in all situations, is a dynamic that we believe is imperative for the success of an autonomous vehicle future. Accordingly, we believe that we will be uniquely suited for this dynamic during the expected long hybrid period of co-existence of Drivers and autonomous vehicles. Drivers are therefore a critical and differentiating advantage for us and will continue to be our valued partners for the long-term. In addition, we believe that our regional on-the-ground operations teams, who have years of experience managing complex, real-world interactions, will also be a key differentiating advantage during the rollout of autonomous vehicle technologies.

We believe that we have three attractive options with various levels of integration incorporating autonomous vehicle technologies into our network, as demonstrated by our existing partnerships with OEMs:

 

   

Toyota. Announced in August 2018, we expect to integrate our autonomous vehicle technologies into purpose-built Toyota vehicles to be deployed on our network. Announced in April 2019, we entered into the ATG Collaboration Agreement with Toyota, which represents an expansion of the existing relationship between ATG and Toyota and adds DENSO to the overall effort.

 

   

Volvo. Announced in August 2016, we are working with Volvo to develop and build our own fleet of autonomous cars to be deployed on our network.

 

   

Daimler. Announced in January 2017, we expect to enable Daimler to introduce a fleet of their owned-and-operated autonomous vehicles onto our network.

We will continue to partner with OEMs and other technology companies to determine how to most effectively leverage our network during the transition to autonomous vehicle technologies.

Our Market Opportunity

We address a massive opportunity in powering movement from point A to point B. The scope of our bold mission, unparalleled size of our global network, and breadth of our platform offerings lead to a very large market opportunity for us. We view our market opportunity in terms of a total addressable market (“TAM”), which we believe that we can address over the long-term, and a serviceable addressable market (“SAM”), which

 

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we currently address. As of the quarter ended December 31, 2018, we had Ridesharing operations in 63 countries with an aggregate population of 4.1 billion people. For additional information regarding our estimates and calculations, see the section titled “Market, Industry, and Other Data.”

Personal Mobility

We address a wide variety of personal transportation use cases through our Personal Mobility offering, which includes our Ridesharing and New Mobility products. We calculate the size of our Personal Mobility TAM and SAM based upon our estimates of passenger miles that we address and our estimates of the cost per mile of these trips.

Our Personal Mobility TAM consists of 11.9 trillion miles per year, representing an estimated $5.7 trillion market opportunity in 175 countries. We include all passenger vehicle miles and all public transportation miles in all countries globally in our TAM, including those we have yet to enter, except for the 20 countries that we address through our ownership positions in our minority-owned affiliates, over which we have no operational control other than approval rights with respect to certain material corporate actions. These 20 countries represent an additional estimated market opportunity of approximately $0.5 trillion. We include trips greater than 30 miles in our TAM because riders already take trips over 30 miles on our platform, and over time riders may increasingly use our Ridesharing products for trips greater than 30 miles as the cost of such trips, and ultimately the degree to which individuals acquire their own automobiles, declines.

We had Personal Mobility operations in 63 countries in the quarter ended December 31, 2018. Of these 63 countries, we have identified six as near-term priority countries: Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain, where our ability to grow our Ridesharing operations to scale is currently and may continue to be limited by significant regulatory restrictions. Accordingly we exclude them from our current SAM. We continue to pursue growth and increase our penetration in the 57 countries that comprise our current SAM.

Our current Personal Mobility SAM consists of 3.9 trillion miles per year, representing an estimated $2.5 trillion market opportunity in 57 countries. We include only these 57 countries in our SAM as they are the countries where we operate today, other than the six near-term priority countries identified below where we experience significant regulatory restrictions. We also include all miles traveled in passenger vehicles for trips under 30 miles in our SAM. We do not include miles from trips greater than 30 miles, as the vast majority of trips on our platform are shorter than this distance. While we believe that a portion of our trips can be a substitute for public transportation, we exclude public transportation miles from our SAM given the price differential between the two modes of transportation. For more detailed assumptions on our TAM and SAM calculations, see “—Miles Traveled in Vehicles and on Public Transportation,” “—Miles Traveled in Vehicles for Trips Under 30 Miles,” and “—Cost per Mile.”

We plan to grow our current SAM by expanding further into our six near-term priority countries, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain, where our ability to grow our Ridesharing operations to scale is currently and may continue to be limited by significant regulatory restrictions. We already offer certain Personal Mobility products such as livery vehicles, taxi partnerships, and dockless e-bikes in several of these countries, and hope to grow our presence in these six countries in the near future to the extent regulatory restrictions are reduced. We are working with regulators in these six countries to modernize regulations governing our existing offerings, while continuing to provide products and offerings that have not been limited by existing regulations. For example, in Japan, where peer-to-peer ridesharing and for-hire vehicles are limited by regulations, we have partnered with local taxi companies that offer taxi services, in compliance with local regulations. Similarly, in Germany, we have focused on growth via partnerships with vehicle fleets and commercially licensed vehicles, and in Argentina, we worked with the province of Mendoza to introduce the country’s first ridesharing regulations. Estimating the timeline to implement regulations that permit our products and offerings, introduce new products that comply with existing regulations, or overcome other regulatory challenges, and thereby grow our operations in such countries, is inherently difficult, and therefore we do not have an estimated time frame for scaling our products and offerings in these countries. However, we consider these objectives to be near-term

 

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priorities given the size of the opportunities within these countries. For trips under 30 miles, we estimate that these six countries account for 0.8 trillion vehicle miles. We calculate the market opportunity of these 0.8 trillion vehicle miles to be $0.5 trillion. We refer to this opportunity, together with our current SAM, as our near-term SAM. Our near-term SAM consists of 4.7 trillion miles per year, representing an estimated $3.0 trillion market opportunity in 63 countries. We believe that we are just getting started: consumers only traveled approximately 26 billion miles on our platform in 2018, implying a less than 1% penetration rate of our near-term SAM.

Beyond expanding further into our six near-term priority countries, we are planning to reduce the average cost per mile traveled on our platform. For example, we are investing in the development of autonomous vehicle technologies and our lower-price products such as Uber Bus and Express POOL, as we expect that these innovations have the potential to deliver a paradigm shift in the cost structure of vehicle rides such that Personal Mobility products can ultimately replace personal vehicle ownership and usage.

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TAM: 175 Countries All Passenger Vehicle and Public Transport Trips 11.9Tn Miles $5.7Tn Passenger Vehicle Trips: 7.5Tn Miles $4.7Tn Public Transport: 4.4Tn Miles $1.0Tn Near-Term SAM: 63 Countries Passenger Vehicle Trips<30 Miles 4.7Tn Miles $3.0Tn Current SAM: 57 Countries Passenger Vehicle Trips< 30 Miles 3.9Tn Miles $2.5Tn Uber Personal Mobility Near-Term SAM Miles Penetration: less than 1%

Miles Traveled in Vehicles and on Public Transportation

We estimate that our TAM comprised 11.9 trillion miles in 175 countries in 2017. As detailed in the table below, this estimate includes both vehicle miles and public transportation miles. Our TAM is based on 7.5 trillion vehicle miles. We derive the number of vehicle miles in our TAM by multiplying the number of passenger cars in each country, based on third-party data, by our country-level estimates of miles traveled per car, based on 2018 reports from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and the International Road Federation ( © IRF World Road Statistics). Our TAM also includes an estimated 4.4 trillion public transportation miles, based on data from 2015 included in the OECD’s International Transport Forum Outlook from 2017. Partnerships with public transportation and future potential offerings, such as in-app journey planning and fare ticketing, could help us address these 4.4 trillion public transportation miles. We include both the 7.5 trillion vehicle miles and 4.4 trillion public transportation miles to calculate our TAM of 11.9 trillion miles.

We estimate that the 57 countries in our current SAM represent 5.8 trillion vehicle miles, and the six countries that are near-term priorities represent an additional 1.2 trillion vehicle miles, resulting in 7.0 trillion total vehicle miles. However, because these miles include trips of all distances, we do not believe that all of these miles are currently in our SAM.

 

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Estimated Vehicle and Public Transportation Miles Traveled

(Trillions, except number of cars and estimated miles per car) (1)

 

                                                                                                                             
    Total Cars
(in millions)
    Estimated Miles
per Car
(in thousands)
    SAM Miles     TAM Miles  
    Current SAM     Near-Term
Priority
    Near-Term
SAM
 

Number of Countries

        57       6       63       175  

Vehicle Miles:

           

United States and Canada

    270       13.0       3.5             3.5       3.5  

Latin America

    94       4.5       0.3       0.0       0.4       0.4  

Europe

    271       7.1       1.1       0.7       1.8       1.9  

India

    30       7.1       0.2             0.2       0.2  

Middle East and Africa

    75       8.6       0.3             0.3       0.6  

Australia/New Zealand

    17       8.1       0.1             0.1       0.1  

Japan/South Korea

    79       5.2             0.4       0.4       0.4  

Other Asia

    14       12.8       0.1             0.1       0.2  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Vehicle Miles

    850       8.8 (2)       5.8       1.2       7.0       7.5  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Public Transportation Miles

                          4.4  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Miles

        5.8       1.2       7.0       11.9  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Vehicle miles based on 2017 data. Public transportation miles based on 2015 data. See the section titled “Market, Industry, and Other Data” for additional information.

 

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Represents the weighted-average estimated miles per car across all countries in our Personal Mobility TAM.

Miles Traveled in Vehicles for Trips Under 30 Miles

We primarily address use cases that are fulfilled today by passenger cars for trips of under 30 miles, given the cost and range of vehicle options across our Ridesharing products. We have introduced New Mobility products to address trips of less than three miles. We believe that dockless e-bikes and e-scooters offer a convenient and cost-effective urban mode of transportation, especially in cities that suffer from substantial traffic during peak commuting hours. During these periods, we believe that these short-distance trips will generally take less time on a dockless e-bike or e-scooter than in a car. Consequently, we believe that dockless e-bikes and e-scooters could replace passenger cars for many trips under three miles.

We estimate that 68% of passenger vehicle miles are driven on trips that are under 30 miles, as illustrated in the table below, based on data from the U.S. Department of Transportation collected between April 2016 and May 2017. Based on historical usage patterns that we have observed on our platform, we believe that this distribution is representative of the distribution of trips globally. Therefore, based on this distribution, we estimate that our current SAM is 3.9 trillion miles, or 68%, of the 5.8 trillion vehicle miles traveled in the 57 countries in our current SAM.

 

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Share of Vehicle Trips and Miles by Trip Distance (1)

(Trillions, except estimated average trip length and percentages)

 

                                                                                                                                                  
          Estimated
Average

Trip  Length
          SAM Miles        
    % of Trips     % of Miles     Current
SAM
    Near-Term
Priority
    Near-Term
SAM
    TAM Miles  

Under 3 Miles:

             

Less than 1 mile

    21%       0.6       2%       0.1       0.0       0.1       0.1  

1 mile – 2 miles

    14%       1.5       3%       0.1       0.0       0.2       0.2  

2 miles – 3 miles

    11%       2.5       3%       0.2       0.0       0.2       0.2  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Under 3 miles

    46%       1.3       8%       0.4       0.1       0.5       0.6  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Between 3 to 30 miles:

             

3 miles – 10 miles

    32%       5.9       23%       1.3       0.3       1.6       1.7  

10 miles – 20 miles

    13%       14.3       23%       1.3       0.3       1.6       1.7  

20 miles – 30 miles

    5%       25.0       14%       0.8       0.2       1.0       1.1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Between 3 to 30 miles

    49%       9.9       61%       3.5       0.7       4.2       4.5  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Under 30 Miles

    95%       5.8       68%       3.9       0.8       4.7       5.1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Over 30 Miles

    5%       50.0       32%             2.4  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    100%         100%       3.9       0.8       4.7       7.5  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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For additional information about our estimates and calculations, see the section titled “Market, Industry, and Other Data.”

Cost per Mile

We calculate the dollar value of our TAM and SAM based on country-level estimates of cost per mile for vehicle ownership and the cost per mile spent on public transportation. We use the cost per mile for vehicle ownership to calculate the value of trips that are greater than three miles, and we use the cost per mile of public transportation to calculate the value of trips for public transportation miles. For trips less than three miles, we use the weighted-average cost per mile of personal vehicle ownership and the cost per mile of public transportation.

The American Automobile Association estimates the average cost of owning and operating an automobile in the United States in 2018 at 75 cents per mile. Outside of the United States, we estimate the cost per mile of a passenger car by multiplying the United States cost per mile by a given country’s purchasing power parity relative to that of the United States’ purchasing power, which we refer to as the PPP multiplier (“PPP x” in the table below). This calculation leads to a global weighted-average cost per mile of 64 cents for countries in our TAM. Given a different geographic mix in our current SAM, we estimate that the 57 countries in our current SAM have a weighted-average cost per mile of 66 cents.

 

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American Automobile Association Per-Mile Cost of Operating an Automobile in the United States in 2018

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Maintenance 8¢ 11% Depreciation 29¢ 39% Fuel 11¢ 14% Full coverage insurance 12¢ 16% Finance charge 7¢ 10% License, registration, taxes 7¢ 10%

Estimated Global Per-Mile

Cost of Operating an Automobile

 

    Current SAM     TAM  
      PPP x          Cost          PPP x          Cost     

United States and Canada

    99%       75¢       99%       75¢  

Latin America

    57%       43¢       58%       44¢  

Europe

    84%       64¢       84%       63¢  

India

    27%       21¢       27%       21¢  

Middle East and Africa

    46%       35¢       43%       33¢  

Australia/New Zealand

    110%       83¢       110%       83¢  

Japan/South Korea

                87%       65¢  

Other Asia

    46%       35¢       48%       36¢  

Weighted-Average

    87%       66¢       84%       64¢  
 

 

We estimate the cost of a public transportation mile based on data from the American Public Transportation Association, which reported that Americans spent $15.9 billion on public transportation in 2015 to travel 58.6 billion passenger miles, for a per-mile cost of 27 cents. There is limited market data for public transportation miles by country, and we believe that a reasonable proxy for public transportation miles by country is the distribution of vehicle miles. We use a cost per vehicle miles PPP multiplier for our TAM and SAM to calculate the estimated cost per public transportation mile outside of the United States. This results in an estimated average cost per mile of 23 cents for countries in our TAM.

Based on these data and estimates, we estimate our TAM to be $5.7 trillion, which includes $4.7 trillion from vehicles and $1.0 trillion from public transportation. We estimate our current SAM as $2.5 trillion and our near-term SAM as $3.0 trillion.

Calculation of TAM and SAM

(Trillions, except cost per mile)

 

                                                                                   
     SAM         
     Current
SAM
     Near-Term
Priority
     Near-Term
SAM
     TAM  

Miles for Trips <3 Miles

     0.4        0.1        0.5        0.6  

Cost per Mile

   $ 0.50      $ 0.49      $ 0.50      $ 0.48  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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   $ 0.2      $ 0.0      $ 0.2      $ 0.3  

Miles for 3 to 30 Vehicle Mile Trips

     3.5        0.7        4.2        4.5  

Cost per Mile

   $ 0.66      $ 0.64      $ 0.65      $ 0.64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2.3      $ 0.5      $ 2.8      $ 2.9  

Miles for Trips >30 Vehicle Miles

                          2.4  

Cost per Mile

                        $ 0.64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

                        $ 1.5  

Public Transport Miles

                          4.4  

Cost per Mile

                        $ 0.23  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

                        $ 1.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 2.5      $ 0.5      $ 3.0      $ 5.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Population Served

The 57 countries in our current SAM have an aggregate population of 3.7 billion people, and we plan to continue to expand our SAM. Regulations currently limit our ability to offer scaled Ridesharing products in Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain, which have a total population of over 400 million people and represent 71% of the estimated trips under 30 miles that we do not address today, excluding the 20 countries in which we participate through our minority-owned affiliates. We exclude these six countries from our current SAM, though we believe that as we continue to engage with regulators, we can begin to introduce Personal Mobility operations in these countries, growing our SAM to 63 countries. Within these countries in our near-term SAM, the 91 million MAPCs on our platform represent a penetration rate of 2% of the 4.1 billion people who reside in those countries.

Estimated 2018 Population Served (Millions)

 

                                         
     Current SAM:
57 Countries
     Near-Term
SAM:

63 Countries
 

United States and Canada

     365        365  

Latin America

     509        554  

Europe

     344        545  

India

     1,334        1,334  

Middle East and Africa

     668        668  

Australia/New Zealand

     30        30  

Japan/South Korea

            178  

Other Asia

     419        419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     3,669        4,094  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

We believe that we will serve more of the population as our Personal Mobility offering replaces personal vehicle ownership and usage one use case at a time. In particular, we believe many millennials in markets we serve choose not to get a driver’s license, or choose to delay or choose not to buy a car, and instead opt to use our Personal Mobility offering. As of 2015, only 72% of high school seniors had a driver’s license, and according to a 2013 American Automobile Association survey, 39% of teenagers cited a delay in obtaining a driver’s license because they could get around without driving. Further, as more of the population moves to urban centers, we believe that consumers will continue to increase their usage of personal mobility services; the United Nations projects that over 68% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, up from 55% as of May 2018.

Meal Delivery

We operate Uber Eats in over 500 cities around the world.

2017 Global Consumer Food Service Total Retail Spend (Billions) (1)

 

                                                                                                                             
     SAM      TAM  
     Home
Delivery
     Takeaway      Drive
Through
     Total      Eat-In      Total  

Full-Service Restaurants

   $ 68      $ 99      $ 4      $ 171      $ 1,256      $ 1,428  

Limited-Service Restaurants

     85        227        151        463        352        815  

Cafés/Bars

     4        58        7        70        381        451  

Other

     4        87               91        54        145  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     161      $     472      $     162      $ 795      $ 2,043      $ 2,838  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Based on data from Euromonitor International, Consumer Foodservice (2019 edition).

 

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According to Euromonitor International, the global spend for consumer food services, which include full-service restaurants, limited-service restaurants, cafés and bars, and other consumer food services, was $2.8 trillion in 2017. Of this amount, we believe that our Uber Eats offering addresses a SAM of $795 billion, the amount that consumers spent in 2017 on meals from home delivery, takeaway, and drive-through worldwide from these consumer food services, including in the 19 countries we address through our ownership positions in our minority-owned affiliates. The home delivery market, which accounts for $161 billion of the opportunity, has grown 77% on average year-over-year since 2013, significantly faster than the growth rate of the consumer food service market, which grew 5% on average over the same period. We expect that the home delivery market will continue to grow as a result of the convenience that it provides consumers. We believe that we penetrated 1.0% of this $795 billion market given our $7.9 billion of Uber Eats Gross Bookings for the year ended December 31, 2018.

We also believe that home delivery can address a portion of the $2.0 trillion eat-in restaurant spend, as more consumers choose to have prepared meals from restaurants delivered. Therefore, we estimate our TAM to be the entire $2.8 trillion consumer food services spend. However, given that spend at eat-in restaurants is often tied to the dining experience, we do not expect to address all of the eat-in spending included in our TAM. In addition, Euromonitor International estimated that global spend through store-based grocery retailers was $6.3 trillion in 2017. While we do not include this spend in the estimates for our TAM, we believe that Uber Eats can address a portion of this grocery spend with our existing meal delivery product.

Uber Freight

According to the American Trucking Associations, businesses spent $700 billion on trucking in the United States in 2017. Uber Freight currently addresses the brokerage portion of the United States market, which Armstrong & Associates estimates was $72 billion in 2017. We believe the business logistics market is moving towards an on-demand logistics model, as evidenced by the brokerage segment growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 11% from 1995 to 2017. We believe that we penetrated less than 0.1% of this $700 billion market given our $359 million of Uber Freight Gross Bookings for the year ended December 31, 2018.

While Uber Freight currently operates only in the United States, in March 2019, we announced the expansion of our Uber Freight offering into Europe. According to Armstrong & Associates, the European market for freight trucking was $600 billion in 2017, which, together with the $700 billion that businesses spent on trucking in the United States in 2017, totals an addressable market of $1.3 trillion that we believe represents the SAM for our Uber Freight offering. Globally, Armstrong & Associates estimates the market for freight trucking represented a $3.8 trillion opportunity in 2017, representing our TAM as we believe that we will address an increasing portion of the market over time.

Our Growth Strategy

Key elements of our growth strategy include:

 

   

Increasing Ridesharing penetration in existing markets. Our large addressable market opportunity means that with approximately 26 billion miles traveled on our platform in 2018, we have only reached a less than 1% penetration of miles traveled in trips under 30 miles in the 63 countries in which we operate. We believe we can continue to grow the number of trips taken with our Ridesharing products and replace personal vehicle ownership one use case at a time, including through continued investment in our affordable Ridesharing options, such as Uber Bus and Express POOL, and integration of public transportation into our platform as an additional low-cost option. Further, we believe that as our Personal Mobility products become more price competitive with personal vehicle usage in the long term, we will be able to more effectively address trips over 30 miles. The scale of our network and our liquidity network effect are key competitive strengths, and we believe that we will continue to attract consumers to our platform.

 

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Expanding Personal Mobility into new markets. Due to current regulations, our Personal Mobility offering does not have a major presence in Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, or Spain, which represent an aggregate population of over 400 million people, 0.8 trillion miles, and $0.5 trillion of potential addressable market opportunity. We intend to expand in each of these markets as regulations permit and as we introduce products that conform with local regulations such as taxi products or livery offerings. We believe that the popularity of Uber Eats, which is available in Japan, Italy, South Korea, and Spain, demonstrates that demand exists in these countries for our platform and brand. In addition, we have a large opportunity to introduce additional Personal Mobility products into nearly 700 cities where we operate today. For example, UberPOOL, dockless e-bikes, and e-scooters were available in only 46, 12, and 4 cities, respectively, as of December 31, 2018.

 

   

Continuing to invest in and expand Uber Eats. We believe that we have a large opportunity to continue to grow Uber Eats. We plan to expand Uber Eats from over 500 cities into all of the nearly 700 cities in which we already offer Personal Mobility. Our operations teams have extensive knowledge of these cities and we believe that this expertise will enable us to launch and grow Uber Eats rapidly. Additionally, we plan to continue to invest in our existing cities to increase the number of restaurants, Drivers, and consumers in our network. We also plan to explore expanding into new food verticals, such as grocery, and different types of food providers, such as cloud kitchens, to our Uber Eats offering.

 

   

Pursue targeted investments and acquisitions. We intend to continue to grow our platform using acquisitions and strategic partnerships. In March 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem. We expect the acquisition of Careem to significantly expand our presence in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan, which we believe are attractive markets due to their size and growth potential, driven by tech-savvy populations, high smartphone penetration, low rates of car ownership, and communities developing the next generation of transportation options to serve their growing populations. The purchase price for the acquisition is approximately $3.1 billion, consisting of up to approximately $1.7 billion of the Careem Convertible Notes and approximately $1.4 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Other acquisitions that we completed in 2018 include JUMP to integrate dockless e-bikes into our platform, as well as orderTalk to better integrate Uber Eats with restaurant point-of-sale systems. We intend to continue making targeted investments and acquisitions that complement and strengthen our platform.

 

   

Leveraging our platform to launch new products. We believe that we can continue to innovate to solve complex challenges powering movement, and we plan to use our highly extensible platform to support the introduction of additional products. Our massive network, leading technology, operational excellence, and product expertise allow us to introduce new features and incorporate real-time feedback into such features at a speed, efficiency, and scale that we believe our competitors cannot match. As of December 31, 2018, dockless e-bikes and e-scooters were available in 12 cities and 4 cities, respectively. In certain markets, we have also begun to integrate public transit into our Personal Mobility offering to enable more multi-modal trips at lower price points, and we are exploring extensions of our Uber Eats offering.

 

   

Increasing Driver and consumer engagement. As our platform continues to evolve, we have introduced rewards programs that deliver more value to Drivers and consumers. For example, in October 2018, we expanded our Ride Pass program to consumers in select U.S. cities. Ride Pass is a subscription service with a monthly fee that guarantees consumers consistent, discounted prices on any ride. We have also launched an Uber Rewards program for consumers, which spans across our Personal Mobility and Uber Eats offerings. This program has four membership levels dependent on consumer usage. Each membership level offers its own benefits, including flexibility in canceling rides, lowering prices between favorite locations, and priority pickups at airports. These rewards also include Uber Cash, which consumers can use to pay for rides or Uber Eats meals. For Drivers, we recently introduced a Driver rewards program, Uber Pro, in beta mode in eight cities in the United States. We expect Uber Pro to provide Drivers with the opportunity to increase their earnings, receive discounts on

 

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vehicle maintenance and gas, and receive full tuition reimbursement to complete courses toward an undergraduate degree or a non-degree certificate through Arizona State University Online.

 

   

Continuing to invest in and expand Uber Freight. We believe that Uber Freight represents a large and nascent opportunity, and we plan to continue to invest in growing this offering over time and launching this offering in additional geographies. The freight industry today is highly fragmented and deeply inefficient. It can take several hours, sometimes days, for shippers to find a truck and driver for shipments, with most of the process conducted over the phone or by fax. Procurement is highly fragmented, with traditional players relying on local or regional offices to book shipments. It is equally difficult for carriers to find and book the shipments that work for their businesses, spending hours on the phone negotiating pricing and terms. These inefficiencies adversely impact both shippers and carriers, and contribute to the number of non-revenue or “dead-head” miles, which are miles driven by carriers between shipments. According to an October 2018 survey of for-hire carriers in the United States conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute, “dead-head” miles account for approximately 20% of carrier miles driven in the United States. Uber Freight greatly reduces friction in the logistics industry by providing an on-demand platform to automate and accelerate logistics transactions end-to-end. Uber Freight connects carriers with the most appropriate shipments available on our platform, and gives carriers upfront, transparent pricing and the ability to book a shipment with the touch of a button.

 

   

Continuing to innovate and transform our products to meet platform user needs. We aim to create the most innovative products for powering movement, and we will continue to transform our products to meet platform user needs. For example, we launched Instant Pay in certain markets to allow Drivers to cash out earnings up to five times a day, and we are exploring further innovation with eWallet and remittance features. In addition, we developed a lightweight version of the app that is purpose-built for emerging markets, enabling consumers in resource- or bandwidth-constrained areas to access and use our Ridesharing products. We also strive to win platform user loyalty by introducing differentiated safety features that enhance and improve the platform experience such as Ride Check and Safety Toolkit.

 

   

Investing in advanced technologies, including autonomous vehicle technologies. We believe that autonomous vehicle technologies will enable a product that competes with the cost of personal vehicle ownership and usage, and represents the future of transportation. We are investing deeply in autonomous vehicle technologies, as well as Uber Elevate, which is working toward transforming the world through aerial ridesharing at scale. Our initial efforts through Uber Elevate focus on shared air transportation between suburbs and cities, with the goal of ultimately addressing air transportation within cities. We are currently working with our Elevate Network partners to launch fleets of small, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in several cities around the world. In 2018, we incurred $457 million of research and development expenses for our ATG and Other Technology Programs initiatives, including Uber Elevate. We will also continue to partner with OEMs and other technology companies to incorporate autonomous vehicle technologies into our network. For example, we have entered into partnership agreements with OEMs such as Toyota, Volvo, and Daimler, which will enable us to introduce vehicles with our autonomous vehicle technologies onto our network.

 

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Our Offerings and Products

Personal Mobility

Our Rider App Functionality

Our app utilizes smartphone GPS to detect a rider’s location and efficiently connect a rider with an available Driver. When riders need a ride, they set their pickup location and tap “Confirm.” Our app provides robust features and functionality for riders throughout a Trip:

 

 

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05 Smart Pickup Specify terminal and door at airports Designated pickup areas for stadiums and large events 06 Safety Toolkit Share trip details with friends and family One-touch emergency assistance 07 Frictionless Payment Automatic, cashless payment option Personal or business profile Pay with Uber Cash 08 Driver Feedback Give tip or compliment Provide feedback on each ride

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Our Driver App Functionality

Our Driver app enables Drivers to match with riders, navigate riders to their desired destinations, and receive earnings in one integrated experience. Our Driver app offers features including:

 

 

 

 

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01 Go Online Tap a button, get a fare Heat maps show real-time demand 02 Set Preference Select and filter trip request by type Access additional demand during off-peak times 03 Accept a Fare Review ETA and rider rating Long trip notification Option to decline trip 04 Connect to Rider Paid wait time Hands free contact

 

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05 Safety Toolkit Robust feature set for safety Share trip and one-touch emergency assistance 06 Accept Fare While on Trip No-wait, continuous trip requests Higher earnings and less wasted time 07 Track Earnings Real-time earnings with weekly trends Get paid up to 5 times per day with Instant Pay 08 Earn Tips and Compliments Additional earnings opportunity Collect compliments

 

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Our Personal Mobility Offering

Our Personal Mobility offering includes a wide-range of Ridesharing and New Mobility products. We offer products that vary by mode of transportation, service level, price point, and capacity. We design and build our products to address market-specific usage requirements and needs. As a result, we offer products that are specific to each city where we operate, and our app automatically updates to display all available options based on a rider’s location. For example, a rider in San Francisco can use our app to choose between an UberX and a JUMP dockless e-bike, while a rider in New Delhi can use our app to choose between an Uber Auto, an auto rickshaw product, and an Uber HIRE, a rental car product.

 

   

Ridesharing. Our primary product categories within Ridesharing include peer-to-peer Ridesharing, black car, and shared peer-to-peer Ridesharing:

 

   

Black car. Launched in 2011, UberBLACK is our premium product that connects riders with a professional Driver in a high-end vehicle. UberBLACK Drivers must have commercial registration and commercial insurance. In certain markets, Drivers must maintain a certain minimum Driver rating, which helps ensure a high-quality experience for riders.

 

   

Peer-to-peer Ridesharing. We launched our first peer-to-peer Ridesharing product in 2013 as an extension of UberX, which at the time provided rides at our lowest price point. A commercial license is not required for Drivers on UberX in most cities.

 

   

Shared peer-to-peer Ridesharing. We launched our first shared peer-to-peer Ridesharing product in 2014 with UberPOOL, which is an algorithm-based product that efficiently matches different riders who have similar routes in the same vehicle. A commercial license is not required for Drivers on UberPOOL in most cities. While the average UberPOOL may add a few minutes to each ride, the cost to the rider is considerably lower than if they were to choose a personal car, as the cost is split with other riders who may be taking a separate trip in the vehicle. We launched Express POOL in 2018, which we believe represents the next evolution of UberPOOL. When requesting a ride in Express POOL, riders walk a short distance to a nearby spot for pick up and drop off. We also recently launched Uber Bus, a minibus product that matches up to 14 riders in one large vehicle, in select cities around the world. These products allow us to better batch demand particularly in highly concentrated or congested cities, creating efficient routes and a consistent experience for riders at a lower price point than other options.

 

   

New Mobility. We are committed to moving beyond Ridesharing to provide riders with the best transportation option to meet their needs within a single app. Facilitated by our acquisition of JUMP, we have expanded our products to include a variety of New Mobility products, such as:

 

   

JUMP dockless e-bikes . JUMP bikes are shared, dockless e-bikes that provide riders a flexible, convenient transportation option within urban environments. JUMP bikes are GPS-enabled, which enables riders to use our app to locate the nearest available option, and are equipped with electric motors, which allow riders to benefit from pedal assistance for more efficient travel.

 

   

Dockless e-scooters . In select cities, we currently offer shared, dockless e-scooters that riders can access within our app. Similar to our JUMP dockless e-bikes, e-scooters provide a flexible, fun method for travelling efficiently in urban environments, particularly for short distances.

 

   

Uber for Business. Uber for Business is our ride management platform built for both small and large companies. Uber for Business offers multiples tools that make it easy for companies to review and analyze Uber expense data, and provide employees with a consistent travel experience globally. For example, Uber for Business Profiles allow employees to toggle between their personal and business accounts and charge rides directly to employers. Additionally, Uber Central is a tool that allows companies to request, manage, and pay for rides for their employees, customers, or partners at no extra cost. The rider does not need to have the Uber app installed, and instead can receive trip details via SMS text. Uber Central is ideal for businesses such as hotels to enhance their partner experience by providing on-demand and reliable door-to-door rides with a centralized payment method.

 

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Uber Health. Launched in March 2018, Uber Health partners with healthcare organizations to provide reliable, comfortable transportation for those they care for. The Uber Health dashboard allows healthcare professionals to arrange rides for patients going to and from the care they need among other destinations. The Uber Health API enables easy integrations into existing healthcare products and workflows. Employees, care managers, and others can arrange rides (on-demand and scheduled) for patients via an internet-enabled device or by integrating our APIs into existing technology. Developed with healthcare in mind, Uber Health features include:

 

   

Flexible ride scheduling for patients, caregivers, staff, and others.

 

   

Access for patients and those served by healthcare organizations without smartphones.

 

   

Simple billing, reporting, and management.

 

   

HIPAA compliance.

Uber Eats

We introduced Uber Eats to power an on-demand meal delivery service to consumers. Unlike most of the others in the meal delivery space, we have a partnership with every restaurant on Uber Eats. We are also able to integrate into the point of sale system for some of our restaurants, allowing us to improve network efficiency. For example, Uber Eats orders are integrated seamlessly into the restaurant order flow, and we can time Driver pickup to when food is expected to be ready.

 

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Our Uber Eats App Functionality

Our Uber Eats app is an easy-to-use, intuitive, and personalized app that allows consumers to search for and discover local restaurants, order a meal at the touch of a button, and have it delivered reliably and quickly. Our Uber Eats app offers features including:

 

 

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In the quarter ended December 31, 2018.

01 Browse and Discover Over 220,000 restaurants available By category, delivery time, or popularity 02 Select Restaurant User reviews and ETAs Lower delivery fee for nearby restaurants 03 Fast Delivery Times Guaranteed ETAs for select restaurants Average delivery time of 30 minutes 04 Order a Meal All-in price updates automatically Use credits and same payment info as for rides

 

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05 Order While You Ride Browse nearby restaurants Order to destination Same payment info as profile 06 Frictionless Delivery Specific, clear instructions for carrier Automatic, cashless payment at drop-off 07 Track Your Order Monitor delivery progression in real-time Text notifications when order is received, picked up, and approaching drop-off 08 Restaurant Partnerships Exclusive discounts and promotions Integrated menus update for availability and specials

 

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Uber Freight

Our Uber Freight offering is our on-demand shipping brokerage that we believe is revolutionizing the logistics market. We provide a mobile app for carriers and a desktop app for shippers.

Uber Freight for Carriers

Uber Freight provides carriers with an intuitive mobile app that enables them to accept a shipment with the touch of a button, access transparent real-time pricing, and receive payment within seven days of delivery. The app contains a list of available jobs and the routes they require, and each listing tells the carrier what they will be hauling and how much they will be paid. Carriers simply tap a button to accept shipments, and we send a rate confirmation. Uber Freight launched in 2017 and has now completed shipments across all of the contiguous United States. Uber Freight has contracted with more than 36,000 carriers since public launch.

 

Today 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 All Loads Near You Today San Francisco, CA Oct 22 22:37 PDT REEFER NEW Truckee, CA $2146 Oct 22 22:37 PDT 184mi. Omi deadhead San Francisco, CA (NEW) Oct 22 16:00 PDT Chicago.IL $33 Oct 22 18:00 CDT 2129mi. Omi deadhead San Francisco. CA Oct 22 14:08 PDT Truckee, CA $1234 Oct 25 14:08 PDT 190mi. 1mi deadhead San Francisco. CA Oct 22 23:06 PDT San Francisco. CA $1037 Oct 24 23:06 PDT 1.1mi. 1mi deadhead Can you meet these reefer requirements for this load? Pre-Cool TEMPERAT_-20 oF OPERATING INSTRUCT-Continuous MIN TEMPERATURE 0 F MAX TEMPERATURE 10 F TRAILER WASHOUT YES BACK BOOK LOAD

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Uber Freight Platform for Shippers

In August 2018, we extended Uber Freight’s product offerings to shippers, providing a product that enables shippers to create and tender shipments with a few clicks, streamline document management, and track shipments in real time from pickup to delivery directly from their desktop. Uber Freight’s shipper platform product has served over 300 shippers since launch.

 

 

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Technology Infrastructure

As our technology platform is built to power movement across the globe, we face massive technical challenges associated with delivering a global service in the physical world in real time. We have assembled a team of more than 3,000 highly skilled engineers and computer scientists whose expertise spans a broad range of technical areas. We employ technological innovations whenever possible to increase efficiency and scale our business. We have built leading, proprietary technology for marketplace (demand prediction, matching and dispatching, and pricing); routing; and payments. We also make significant investments in product and feature development, data management and personalization technologies, and large-scale systems and scalable infrastructure.

We have developed our infrastructure to be highly automated, enabling us to improve our platform and add new features with rapid velocity. We built our platform to handle spikes in usage, such as those we experience during holidays. We currently use multiple third-party cloud computing services and have co-located data centers located in the United States and abroad. These partnerships allow us to quickly and efficiently scale up our services to meet spikes in usage without upfront infrastructure costs, allowing us to maintain our focus on building great products.

Government Regulation

We operate in a particularly complex legal and regulatory environment. Our business is subject to a variety of U.S. and foreign laws, rules, and regulations. We are subject to many U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations, including those related to internet activities, privacy, rights of publicity, data protection, intellectual property, health and safety, competition, protection of minors, consumer protection, payments, transportation services, and taxation. These laws and regulations are constantly evolving and may be interpreted, applied, created, or amended, in a manner that could harm our business. See the section titled “Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Risks Related to Our Business—Our business is subject to numerous legal and regulatory risks that could have a material impact on our business and future prospects.”

Personal Mobility

Our platform, and in particular our Ridesharing products, are subject to differing, and sometimes conflicting, laws, rules, and regulations in the numerous jurisdictions in which we operate. In the United States, many state and local laws, rules, and regulations impose legal restrictions and other requirements on operating our Ridesharing products, including licensing, insurance, screening, and background check requirements. Outside of the United States, certain jurisdictions have adopted similar laws, rules, and regulations while other jurisdictions have not adopted any laws, rules, and regulations which govern our Ridesharing products. Further, certain jurisdictions, including Argentina, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Spain, the six countries that we have identified as near-term priorities, have adopted laws, rules, and regulations banning certain ridesharing products or imposing extensive operational restrictions. This uncertainty and fragmented regulatory environment creates significant complexities for our business and operating model. Examples of regulations in certain cities and countries that apply to our Ridesharing products include:

 

   

At least 43 states in the United States and numerous municipalities in the United States and around the world have adopted Transportation Network Company (“TNC”) regulations. These regulations generally focus on companies that operate websites or mobile apps that connect individual drivers with their own vehicles to passengers willing to pay to be driven to their destinations. These regulations often require TNCs to comply with rules regarding, among other things, background checks, vehicle inspections, accessible vehicles, driver and consumer safety, insurance, driver training, driver conduct, and other similar matters.

 

   

In 2015, German authorities banned our peer-to-peer ridesharing product, UberPOP, after a court ruled that it violated local applicable laws, including transport laws, by intermediating riders with drivers operating without professional licenses.

 

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In Italy, while we currently have limited ridesharing operations through our licensed ridesharing product, UberBLACK, in Rome and Milan and a taxi product in Turin, we continue to face limitations due to extensive operational requirements faced by licensed drivers.

 

   

In September 2017, Transport for London (“TfL”) announced it would not renew our license to operate in London. Drivers who use Uber in London are licensed by TfL and as part of the licensing process undertake the same enhanced background checks as black cab drivers. After our appeal of the decision, we have been granted a 15 month license to continue operating in the city.

 

   

In December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled in the Elite referral case that the peer-to-peer Ridesharing service UberPOP was inherently linked to a transport service and, accordingly, must be classified as “a service in the field of transport” within the meaning of applicable European Union (“EU”) legislation rather than an information society service. This ruling requires us to comply with national laws, rules, and regulations, if any, governing transport services in respect of the specific UberPOP product. The majority of our Ridesharing products in the EU currently operate under licensing regimes where one or more of Drivers, vehicles, or we are required to register or hold licenses to provide services. As such, while Member States can decide how to interpret this CJEU ruling in their national laws, rules, and regulations in accordance with applicable EU law, we believe the ruling will have a limited impact on our business and operations.

 

   

In August 2018, the New York City Council voted to approve a proposal to freeze new vehicle licenses for car services like ours for one year to study the effects of ridesharing services on congestion. We are working with the City of New York to understand the impact of these actions, and we continue to believe that alternative solutions exist to help ease congestion in New York City.

 

   

In December 2018, the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission approved regulations mandating new per-mile and per-minute rates for drivers providing for-hire services in New York City and surrounding areas. We have complied with these regulations and have adjusted our rate structure for riders in these areas to account for the adjustment. We are implementing additional strategies and continuing to monitor the impact to our operations in New York. We intend to continue to comply with these regulations and work with the Taxi and Limousine Commission to monitor our compliance with these regulations.

As we continue to expand our offerings, we may be subject to additional regulations separate from those that apply to our Ridesharing products, such as regulations related to our dockless e-bike and e-scooter and other products. Jurisdictions are continuing to develop regulations specifically governing such products and offerings, including licensing requirements and caps on the number of bikes or scooters that may be in operation.

In our current regulatory environment, laws may require regulated transportation companies or intermediaries such as dispatchers and booking agents to report information about their operations. Where applicable, we work with regulatory agencies to provide data that may include information about trips, trip requests, pickup and drop-off areas, fares, vehicles, and Drivers in their respective jurisdictions for a given time period. In July 2018, we published an updated Transparency Report, which provides an overview of information that was provided to U.S. state and local regulators and law enforcement agencies between January and December 2017. In 2019, we expect to begin reporting information about safety incidents occurring on or in connection with our platform.

Autonomous Vehicles

There are no federal U.S. laws expressly regulating the safety of autonomous vehicles or systems; however, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has established guidelines regarding the development of automated driving systems. Certain U.S. states have imposed legal restrictions or other requirements on the testing or general deployment of autonomous vehicles, and many other states are considering them. In addition, there continue to be obstacles in state and local regulations to the use of autonomous vehicles in for hire,

 

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commercial transportation. The uncertainty among federal and state governments as to how to regulate autonomous vehicles creates legal complexity for our business. Autonomous vehicle laws, rules, and regulations are expected to continue to evolve in numerous jurisdictions in the United States and in foreign countries and may impose restrictions on our ability to develop, test and commercially deploy autonomous vehicles on our network.

Data Protection and Privacy

Our technology platform and the platform user data it uses, collects, or processes to run our business is an integral part of our business model and, as a result, our compliance with laws dealing with the use, collection, and processing of personal data is core to our strategy to improve platform user experience and build trust.

Regulators around the world have adopted or proposed requirements regarding the collection, use, transfer, security, storage, destruction, and other processing of personally identifiable information and other data relating to individuals, and these laws are increasing in number, enforcement, fines, and other penalties. Two such governmental regulations that have significant implications for our platform are the GDPR and the CCPA.

The GDPR went into effect in May 2018, implementing more stringent requirements in relation to companies’ use of personal data relating to all EU individuals (“data subjects”). Under the GDPR, the expanded definition of personal data include information such as name, identification number, email address, location data, online identifiers such as Internet protocol addresses and cookie identifiers, or any other type of information that can identify a living individual. The GDPR imposes a number of new requirements, which include: a valid ground for processing each instance of personal data; higher standards for organizations to demonstrate that they have obtained valid consent or have another legal basis in place to justify their data processing activities; providing expanded information about how data subjects’ personal data is or will be used; carrying out data protection impact assessments for operations which present specific risks to individuals due to the nature or scope of the processing operation; an obligation to appoint data protection officers in certain circumstances; new rights for individuals to be “forgotten” and rights to data portability, as well as enhanced current rights; the principal of accountability and demonstrating compliance through policies, procedures, training, and audit; profiling restrictions; and a new mandatory data breach reporting regime.

In the United States, California recently adopted the CCPA, which will come into effect in January 2020. Similar in certain respects to the GDPR, the CCPA establishes a new privacy framework for covered businesses, including an expanded definition of personal information, new data privacy rights for California residents, requiring covered businesses to provide new disclosure to consumers, affording consumers the right to opt out of certain sales of personal information and special rules on the collection of consumer data from minors, as well as a potentially severe statutory damages framework and private rights of action for CCPA violations and failure to implement reasonable security procedures and practices.

Payments and Financial Services

Most jurisdictions in which we operate have laws that govern payment and financial services activities. Regulators in certain jurisdictions may determine that certain aspects of our business are subject to these laws and could require us to obtain licenses to continue to operate in such jurisdictions. We have submitted an application in the Netherlands for authorization as an Electronic Money Institution to issue e-money and provide other authorized payment services (including acquiring and execution of payment transactions and money remittance), both in the Netherlands and on a cross-border passport basis into other countries within the European Economic Area. We’re continuing to evaluate our options for seeking further licenses and approvals in several other jurisdictions to optimize payment solutions and support future growth of our business. In some jurisdictions, it is not clear whether we are required to be licensed as a payment services provider. In most markets, we may rely on local payment providers to disburse payments and local regulators may block payments to Drivers, restaurants, or shippers or carriers to the extent a regulator determines that our business in such

 

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market is not in compliance with applicable law. Such regulatory actions or the need to obtain regulatory approvals could impose significant costs and involve substantial delay in payments we make in certain local markets.

Anti-Corruption Legislation

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), to which we are subject, prohibits corporations and individuals from engaging in certain activities to obtain or retain business or to influence a person working in an official capacity. It is illegal to pay, offer to pay or authorize the payment of anything of value to any foreign government official, government staff member, political party, or political candidate in an attempt to obtain or retain business or to otherwise influence a person working in an official capacity. Similar laws exist in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, that restrict improper payments to public and private parties. Many countries have laws prohibiting these types of payments within the respective country. Historically, technology companies, including our company, have been the target of FCPA and other anti-corruption investigations and penalties.

Sales and Marketing

We market our offerings to platform users directly through brand advertising and direct marketing. We use broad-based promotional campaigns, such as television ads, including our “Doors Are Always Opening” campaign, to promote opportunities our platform provides. Our direct marketing primarily consists of consumer discounts, promotions, and referrals. We attract consumers through sponsored search, social networking sites, email marketing campaigns, and other similar initiatives. We have focused on optimizing our performance marketing spend. We employ an aggregate sales force of over 500 people.

Platform User Support

We have invested in a network of global support centers to support our worldwide operations. We have ten primary support centers in Chicago (U.S.), Phoenix (U.S.), Limerick (Ireland), Krakow (Poland), San Jose (Costa Rica), Hyderabad (India), São Paulo (Brazil), Manila (the Philippines), Lisbon (Portugal), and Cairo (Egypt) with approximately 5,400 employees and 400 independent contractors who provide 24/7 support for platform users in the United States and in certain other countries. In addition to in-app, web, and phone support, Drivers can visit Uber Greenlight Hub locations for in-person support.

Intellectual Property

Our success depends in part upon our ability to protect our core technology and intellectual property. To establish and protect our proprietary rights, we rely on a combination of intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, including know-how and expertise) and contracts (e.g., license agreements, confidentiality, and non-disclosure agreements with third parties, employee and contractor disclosure and invention assignment agreements, and other similar contractual rights).

As of December 31, 2018, we have 904 issued patents (of which 323 are international) and 1,297 pending patent applications (of which 486 are international), many of which relate to our core technology such as match optimization, pricing, routing, traffic, navigation, mapping, safety, and telematics. We cannot ensure that any of our patent applications will result in the issuance of a patent or whether we will narrow the scope of our claims during the examination process. In addition, patents may be contested, circumvented, found unenforceable or invalid, and we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing them.

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efforts to protect our trade secrets and proprietary rights through licenses and confidentiality agreements, unauthorized parties may still copy or otherwise obtain and use our software and technology. In addition, we intend to expand our international operations, and effective patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret protection may not be available or may be limited in foreign countries.

Companies operating in the Internet, technology, and transportation industries frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation, or other violations of intellectual property or other rights. From time to time, we face, and we expect to face in the future, allegations that we have infringed the trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights of third parties, including our competitors and non-practicing entities. As we face increasing competition and as our business grows, we will likely face more claims of infringement.

Competition

We face competition in each of our offerings, including:

 

   

Personal Mobility . Our Personal Mobility offering competes with personal vehicle ownership and usage, which accounts for the majority of passenger miles in the markets that we serve, and traditional transportation services, including taxicab companies and taxi-hailing services, and livery services. In addition, public transportation can be a superior substitute to our Personal Mobility offering and in many cases, offers a faster and lower-cost travel option in many cities. In Ridesharing, we compete with companies, including certain of our minority-owned affiliates, for Drivers and riders, including Lyft, OLA, Careem, Didi, Taxify, and our Yandex.Taxi joint venture. Our New Mobility products compete for riders in the bike and scooter space, including Motivate (an affiliate of Lyft), Lime, Bird, and Skip. We also compete with OEMs and other technology companies in the development of autonomous vehicle technologies and the deployment of autonomous vehicles, including Waymo, Cruise Automation, Tesla, Apple, Zoox, Aptiv, May Mobility, Pronto.ai, Aurora, and Nuro, whose offerings may prove more effective than our autonomous vehicle technologies. Waymo has already introduced a commercialized ridehailing fleet of autonomous vehicles, and it is possible that other of our competitors could introduce autonomous vehicle offerings earlier than we will.

 

   

Uber Eats . Our Uber Eats offering competes with numerous companies in the meal delivery space in various regions for Drivers, consumers, and restaurants, including GrubHub, DoorDash, Deliveroo, Swiggy, Postmates, Zomato, Delivery Hero, Just Eat, Takeaway.com, and Amazon. Our Uber Eats offering also competes with restaurants, meal kit delivery services, grocery delivery services, and traditional grocers.

 

   

Uber Freight . Our Uber Freight offering competes with global and North American freight brokers such as C.H. Robinson, Total Quality Logistics, XPO Logistics, Convoy, Echo Global Logistics, Coyote, Transfix, DHL, and NEXT Trucking.

We are contractually restricted from competing with our minority-owned affiliates with respect to certain aspects of our business, including in China through August 2023, Russia/CIS through February 2025, and Southeast Asia through the longer of March 2023 or one year after we dispose of all interests in Grab, while none of our minority-owned affiliates are restricted from competing with us anywhere in the world.

In general, the bases upon which we compete include:

 

   

Consumers. We compete to attract, engage, and retain consumers in Personal Mobility and Uber Eats. In Personal Mobility, we believe that our ability to compete effectively for consumers depends on many factors, including the wait time for a ride, fare, ease of payment, reliability of ETA, ability to give feedback, availability of dockless e-bikes or e-scooters and receive support, and experience of a ride as well as our reputation and the strength of our brand. In Uber Eats, we additionally compete on the basis of restaurant selection, delivery prices, and reliability of delivery. We also compete for shippers in Uber Freight.

 

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Drivers and carriers. We seek to attract and retain Drivers in Ridesharing and Uber Eats and carriers in Uber Freight. We believe that Drivers and carriers can earn more per hour on our platform than other Ridesharing, meal delivery, and freight alternatives, given consumer demand, our data, and our marketplace liquidity advantages. We recently introduced a Driver rewards program, Uber Pro, in beta mode in eight cities in the United States to incentivize them to drive with Uber and provide Drivers with the opportunity to receive discounts on vehicle maintenance and gas. We are committed to giving Drivers and carriers resources to thrive on our platform.

 

   

Network liquidity. We compete to achieve network liquidity through attracting Drivers and consumers, and by providing consumers with lower prices to scale our platform. At scale, our platform offers consumers lower wait times, lower fares, and quicker delivery, and Drivers can earn a higher wage per hour, a virtuous cycle that creates a growing liquidity network effect in a city.

Legal Proceedings

We are a party to various legal actions and government investigations, and similar or other actions could be brought against us in the future. The most significant of these matters are described below, or as noted, in Note 15 and Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Legal Proceedings Described in Note 15 and Note 21 to Our Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 15 and Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus includes information on legal proceedings that constitute material contingencies for financial reporting purposes that could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or liquidity if they were resolved in a manner that is adverse to us. Investors should review Note 15 and Note 21 for information regarding the following material legal proceedings, which information is incorporated into this item by reference:

 

   

O’Connor, et al., v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al and Yucesoy v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al.

 

   

Google v. Levandowski; Google v. Levandowski & Ron

 

   

Criminal Prosecution in Copenhagen

 

   

The November 2016 Data Security Incident

Legal Proceedings That Are Not Described in Note 15 and Note 21 to Our Consolidated Financial Statements

In addition to the matters that are identified in Note 15 and Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements, and incorporated into this item by reference, the following matters also constitute material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary course litigation incidental to the business, to which we are or any of our subsidiaries is a party.

Aslam, Farrar, Hoy and Mithu v. Uber BV, Uber Britannia Ltd. and Uber London Ltd.

On October 28, 2015, a claim by 25 Drivers, including Mr. Y. Aslam and Mr. J. Farrar, was brought in the UK Employment Tribunal against us asserting that they should be classified as “workers” (a separate category between independent contractors and employees) in the UK rather than independent contractors. The tribunal ruled on October 28, 2016 that Drivers are workers whenever our app is switched on and they are ready and able to take trips.

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this stage, we anticipate that the hearing will occur towards the end of 2019 with a decision in first quarter of 2020. The plaintiffs have not quantified their claim and if they are successful in establishing “worker” status, any damages will be considered at a future hearing. The amount of compensation sought by the plaintiffs in the case is not currently known. Losing the case may lead the UK tax regulator (HMRC) to classify us as a transportation provider, requiring us to pay VAT (20%) on Gross Bookings both retroactively and prospectively. It may also determine us to be an employer for tax purposes, resulting in 13.2% national insurance contributions being payable by us on driver income. Further, if Drivers are determined to be workers, they may be entitled to additional benefits and payments, and we may be subject to penalties, back taxes, and fines.

Other Legal Proceedings

While it is not possible to determine the outcome of the legal actions, investigations, and proceedings brought against us, we believe that, except for the matters described above, or in Note 15 and Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, the resolution of all such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or liquidity, but could be material to our consolidated results of operations in any one accounting period. We are currently involved in, and may in the future be involved in, legal proceedings, claims, and government investigations in the ordinary course of business. We are involved in litigation, and may in the future be involved in litigation, with third parties asserting, among other things, infringement of their intellectual property rights. In addition, the nature of our business exposes us to claims related to the contractor status of Drivers and the compliance of our business with applicable law. This risk is enhanced in certain jurisdictions outside the United States where we may be less protected under local laws than we are in the United States. Although the results of the legal proceedings, claims, and government investigations in which we are involved cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the final outcome of these matters is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operating results. Regardless of final outcomes, however, any such legal proceedings, claims, and government investigations may nonetheless impose a significant burden on management and employees and may come with costly defense costs or unfavorable preliminary and interim rulings.

Facilities

As of December 31, 2018, we leased office facilities around the world totaling 7.7 million square feet, including 2.2 million square feet for our corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California. We have also commenced the construction of new Bay Area offices, including our new 1.1 million square foot San Francisco headquarters, which we expect to open in 2020. We believe our facilities are adequate and suitable for our current needs and that should it be needed, suitable additional or alternative space will be available to accommodate our operations.

Employees

Our employees are critical to our success. We had 22,263 employees as of December 31, 2018 consisting of 11,860 employees in operations and support, 5,459 employees in research and development, 2,993 employees in general and administrative, and 1,951 employees in sales and marketing.

 

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UberRidesharing Onur is a driver in London, England. As a person who is deaf, it can be difficult to overcome prejudices and access work. His story is all too common: 35% of those with hearing loss in the UK are un- or under-employed. And it is estimated that by 2050, over 900 million people globally will have disabling hearing loss. He now drives with Uber, which he uses as his primary means of earnings. Onur doesn’t let his hearing disability get in the way of his passion for driving or connecting with others. He goes above and beyond to create a welcoming environment and makes his riders feel at ease. He encourages them to turn up the music (with plenty of bass) and leave him a message in-app or in one of the notebooks he keeps in his car. “Most of the time people do a thumbs up, but a few have signed ‘thanks’ after their trips,” he says. “I appreciate it when people try to sign for me.”


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Cities Truly serving our riders means making every option available at their fingertips for every trip. So we’ve been partnering with cities to enable Uber on public transportation. In Denver, Colorado, we rolled out our first-ever integration with public transit. In collaboration with the Regional Transportation District (“RTD”), Uber riders in Denver can now plan their transit journey with real-time information and complete directions right in the Uber app. “Our customers want their trips to be as seamless as possible, and a collaboration like this one allows them to plan for travel from end to end, including additional first-mile and last-mile options,” said David Genova, RTD CEO and General Manager. “RTD is pleased to work with Uber as we present riders with additional, complementary options to most efficiently reach their destination.”


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Uber Eats Global Partnership McDonald’s is the world’s largest restaurant chain, serving over 65 million customers across over 100 countries every day. When this iconic brand was looking to expand its delivery offerings, it chose Uber Eats. What began as a small pilot program has expanded to more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants globally, which we were able to quickly scale up thanks to our global platform. Delivery now accounts for as much as 10 percent of food sales at certain McDonald’s restaurants that offer it. By partnering with Uber Eats, McDonald’s can get its customers the food they want at the tap of a button, which helps create new occasions for customers to interact with the McDonald’s brand. “We are bringing a new level of convenience to more of our customers as we continue to transform the McDonald’s experience,” said McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook.


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Uber Eats Local Partnership Kazusa, a grandmother in her 70s, opened Sundubu Inakaya Azabu Juban, a Korean restaurant in the center of Azabu, Tokyo. Her restaurant quickly became known as a hidden gem and gained a loyal local following, but business wasn’t brisk. Her grandson convinced her to join Uber Eats, because he wanted to order her food late at night. Kazusa views Uber Eats as a growth driver for her business and believes that the platform has connected her restaurant with a broader custmer base. “I’m so glad my grandson suggested delivery with Uber Eats. It’s been so helpful for my restaurant to increase its revenue and sales, especially given its small size.” She estimates that since she joined the Uber Eats platform in February 2017, Uber Eats has accounted for approximately 35% of her revenue.


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Uber Freight Uber Freight enables shippers and carriers to connect at any time and in any situation. During Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the people of Houston, Texas desperately needed fresh drinking water. But because the hurricane wreaked havoc heading into a weekend, most traditional freight brokerages were closed and unable to source supply during this critical time. Faced with these circumstances, Niagara Bottling turned to Uber Freight. Niagara Bottling, located in Ontario, California, was able to source water from plants near Houston and used Uber Freight to locate carriers to deliver millions of bottles of water, at a time when most traditional brokerage services were closed and generally unable to match this demand. Thanks to our differentiated Uber Freight technology, this was all possible through our app and the work of a single Uber Freight representative. The average time it took to book a Niagara Bottling load in the Houston area that Friday, from the time it appeared on the Uber Freight app until it was accepted by a carrier, was approximately 30 minutes. “Uber Freight had a unique capability of accessing idle capacity in the hurricane-stricken markets that seemed to be a different supply stream than the traditional broker (where we were seeing massive premiums to move freight),” said Ashley Dorna, Executive VP, HR, Supply Chain & IT at Niagara Bottling.


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Accessibility In most cities, wheelchair-accessible vehicles (“WAVs”) are unreliable, hard to find through many transportation options, and often require advanced booking. Many Drivers have used their own WAVs on the Uber app, but there simply aren’t enough people who personally own WAVs who choose to drive with Uber. So in 2018, we teamed up with MV Transportation, a leading national third-party transportation provider, to bring hundreds of WAVs and drivers onto our platform. Uber riders in wheelchairs were picked up by a WAV in 15 minutes or less on average in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago, and Toronto in 2018. We’re aiming to see smiliar wait times for WAV trips in San Francisco and Los Angeles in 2019, and are committed to working to expand access and improve reliability in even more cities. “For more than 40 years, MV Transportation has been focused on providing safe and reliable transportation for people with disabilities or using mobility devices. We’ve taken an important step forward with Uber. Our fleet will support the first truly on-demand wheelchair accessible vehicles in six major markets, with more to come. As the nature of transportation changes, we expect to work with Uber to ensure people with disabilities aren’t left behind.” Kevin Jones, CEO, MV Transportation.


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Executive Officers and Directors

The following table sets forth information for our directors and executive officers as of March 31, 2019.

 

Name

  

Age

    

Position

Executive Officers:

     

Dara Khosrowshahi

     49      Chief Executive Officer and Director

Nelson Chai

     53      Chief Financial Officer

Manik Gupta

     42      Chief Product Officer

Barney Harford

     47      Chief Operating Officer

Jill Hazelbaker

     37      Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Policy

Nikki Krishnamurthy

     47      Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer

Thuan Pham

     51      Chief Technology Officer

Tony West

     53      Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Non-Employee Directors:

     

Ronald Sugar (1)

     70      Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Ursula Burns (1)(2)

     60      Director

Garrett Camp

     40      Director

Matt Cohler (2)

     42      Director

Ryan Graves (3)

     35      Director

Arianna Huffington (3)

     68      Director

Travis Kalanick

     42      Director

Wan Ling Martello (1)(2)

     60      Director

H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan

     49      Director

John Thain (2)

     63      Director

David Trujillo (1)(3)

     43      Director

 

(1)

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

(2)

Member of the Audit Committee.

(3)

Member of the Compensation Committee.

Executive Officers

Dara Khosrowshahi. Mr. Khosrowshahi has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since September 2017. Prior to joining Uber, Mr. Khosrowshahi served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Expedia, Inc., an online travel company, from August 2005 to August 2017. From August 1998 to August 2005, Mr. Khosrowshahi served in several senior management roles at IAC/InterActiveCorp, a media and internet company, including Chief Executive Officer of IAC Travel, a division of IAC/InterActiveCorp, from January 2005 to August 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of

 

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IAC/InterActiveCorp from January 2002 to January 2005, and as IAC/InterActiveCorp’s Executive Vice President, Operations and Strategic Planning, from July 2000 to January 2002. Mr. Khosrowshahi worked at Allen & Company LLC from 1991 to 1998, where he served as Vice President from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Khosrowshahi currently serves on the board of directors of Expedia Group. Mr. Khosrowshahi previously served as a member of the supervisory board of trivago, N.V., a global hotel search company, from December 2016 to September 2017, and previously served on the board of directors for the following companies: The New York Times Company, a news and media company, from May 2015 to September 2017, and TripAdvisor, Inc., an online travel company, from December 2011 to February 2013.

Mr. Khosrowshahi was selected to serve on our board of directors based on the perspective and experience he brings as our Chief Executive Officer, as a former leader of Expedia, a global company, his innovation, technology, and high-growth experience, consumer and digital experience, and his financial expertise.

Nelson Chai. Nelson Chai has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 2018. Prior to joining Uber, Mr. Chai served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Warranty Group, a provider of warranty solutions and underwriting services, from January 2017 to July 2018. From June 2010 to December 2015, Mr. Chai served in various senior management roles at CIT Group, Inc., a financial services company, including President from August 2011 to December 2015 and Chairman of CIT Bank NA from January 2014 to July 2015. Prior to CIT Group, Mr. Chai held senior management positions at Bank of America Corporation and Merrill Lynch & Co., a financial services company, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co. from December 2007 to February 2008. Mr. Chai served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NYSE Euronext, Inc. and its predecessor company NYSE Group, Inc. from January 2006 to December 2007. Mr. Chai has served on the board of directors of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a biotechnology product development company, since December 2010, where he serves as chair of the audit committee and is a member of the nominating and governance committee. Mr. Chai serves on the Board of Overseers for the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

Manik Gupta. Mr. Gupta has served as our Chief Product Officer since November 2018. From March 2018 to November 2018, Mr. Gupta served as our Interim Head of Product and Vice President, Product, Maps and Marketplace. Prior to that, he served as Senior Director, Product, Maps and Marketplace from September 2017 to March 2018. Mr. Gupta joined Uber in November 2015 as Director, Product Management, Maps. Prior to joining Uber, Mr. Gupta served as Director, Product Management, Google Maps at Google Inc., a technology company, from December 2014 to November 2015. From June 2008 to December 2014, Mr. Gupta served in a variety of Product leadership roles within Google Maps across Asia and the United States. Prior to Google Mr. Gupta was a Project Manager at Hewlett Packard, a multinational enterprise information technology company, from June 2003 to April 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Gupta founded BuyItTogether.com, an e-commerce startup, where he served as the founding head of engineering and held various technical leadership roles from June 1999 to April 2003. Mr. Gupta is currently a member of the Technology Advisory Panel for Singapore Telecommunications Limited, a leading Asian communications technology group based in Singapore.

Barney Harford . Mr. Harford has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2018. From October 2017 to December 2017, Mr. Harford served as a Senior Advisor to our Chief Executive Officer. From December 2015 to December 2017, Mr. Harford served on the board of directors of several private companies, including as Chairman of Lola.com, an online corporate travel management service. From January 2009 to November 2015, Mr. Harford served as Chief Executive Officer and on the board of directors of Orbitz Worldwide, a global online travel company. Prior to joining Orbitz Worldwide Inc., Mr. Harford served in a variety of roles at Expedia, Inc. from 1999 to 2006 including as President of Expedia Asia Pacific from 2004 to 2006. Prior to Expedia, Mr. Harford was a strategy consultant with The Kalchas Group, a strategy consultancy firm, from September 1994 to November 1997. Mr. Harford currently serves on the board of directors of United Continental Holdings, Inc.

Jill Hazelbaker. Ms. Hazelbaker has served as our Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Policy since April 2017. From November 2015 to April 2017, Ms. Hazelbaker served as our Vice President,

 

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Communications and Public Policy. Prior to joining Uber, Ms. Hazelbaker served as Vice President, Communications and Public Policy of Snap Inc., a social media company, from October 2014 to October 2015. From January 2010 until October 2014, Ms. Hazelbaker held senior Communications and Public Policy roles at Google, in the United States and Europe, where she was most recently Senior Director of Communications and Public Policy from March 2013 to October 2014. Prior to joining Google, Ms. Hazelbaker served as Press Secretary to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s re-election campaign in New York City from January 2009 to December 2009 and as the Communications Director for Senator John McCain’s U.S. presidential campaign from June 2007 to November 2008.

Nikki Krishnamurth y . Ms. Krishnamurthy has served as our Chief People Officer since October 2018. Prior to joining Uber, Ms. Krishnamurthy served as Chief People Officer of Expedia from May 2016 to June 2018. From March 2013 to May 2016, Ms. Krishnamurthy served as Vice President of Expedia Local Expert, a branch of Expedia that provides online concierge services, and prior to that, she held the role of Vice President of Human Resources for Expedia from December 2009 to March 2013. Prior to that, Ms. Krishnamurthy was Principal HR Consultant for Washington Mutual Card Services from September 2007 to September 2009.

Thuan Pham . Mr. Pham has served as our Chief Technology Officer since April 2013. Prior to joining Uber, Mr. Pham was Vice President of R&D at VMware, Inc., a cloud computing and platform virtualization software and services company, from December 2004 to April 2013.

Tony Wes t . Mr. West has served as our Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since November 2017. Prior to joining Uber, Mr. West served as Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from November 2014 to November 2017 at PepsiCo Inc., a food and beverage company. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Mr. West served as Associate Attorney General of the United States from March 2012 to September 2014, after previously serving as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division in the U.S. Department of Justice from April 2009 to March 2012. From November 2001 to April 2009, Mr. West was a partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP. He also served as Special Assistant Attorney General at the California Department of Justice from 1999 to 2001 and, prior to that, as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of California.

Non-Employee Directors

Ronald Sugar . Dr. Sugar has served as the Chairperson of our board of directors since July 2018. Dr. Sugar was Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a global aerospace and defense company, from 2003 until his retirement in 2010 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 2001 until 2003. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Litton Industries, Inc. from 2000 until the company was acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001. He was earlier Chief Financial Officer of TRW Inc. Dr. Sugar is also an adviser to Ares Management LLC, Bain & Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Singapore’s Temasek Investment Company. Dr. Sugar is a trustee of the University of Southern California, board of visitors member of the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management, past Chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Sugar has been a director of Amgen Inc. since 2010, Apple Inc. since 2010, Air Lease Corporation since 2010, and Chevron Corporation since 2005.

Dr. Sugar was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his experience as the leader of a global company, particularly as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation, his innovation, technology and high-growth experience, consumer and digital experience, particularly his experience on Apple’s board of directors, and his financial expertise.

Ursula Burns . Ms. Burns has served on our board of directors since September 2017. Ms. Burns has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VEON, Ltd., an international telecommunications and technology company, since December 2018. She served as the Chairman of VEON, Ltd. from July 2017 to

 

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March 2018, and as Executive Chairman from March 2018 to December 2018. Ms. Burns served as Chairman of Xerox Corporation, a print technology and work solutions company, from July 2009 to May 2017, and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation from July 2009 to December 2016, prior to which she advanced through many engineering and management positions after joining the company in 1980. U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Ms. Burns to help lead the White House national program on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) from 2009 to 2016, and she served as chair of the President’s Export Council from 2015 to 2016 after service as vice chair from 2010 to 2015. Ms. Burns currently serves on the board of directors of VEON, Ltd., Nestlé S.A., and Exxon Mobil Corporation. Ms. Burns previously served on the board of directors of American Express Company from January 2004 to May 2018 and Xerox Corporation from April 2007 to May 2017.

Ms. Burns was selected to serve on our board of directors because of her experience as the leader of a global company, particularly her experience as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox, her technology and digital experience, and her financial expertise.

Garrett Camp . Mr. Camp co-founded Uber and has served on our board of directors since July 2010. Mr. Camp formed Expa-1, LLC, a startup studio that works with founders to develop and launch new products, in May 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Camp served as Chief Executive Officer of StumbleUpon, a discovery engine company, from November 2001 to May 2012. Mr. Camp currently serves on the board of directors of several private companies, including Spot Tech, Inc., Haus Services, Inc., and Operator, Inc. Mr. Camp previously served on the board of directors of the several private companies, including Prism Skylabs, Reserve Media, Inc. and Mix Media, Inc.

Mr. Camp was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his experience as one of the co-founders and early leaders of our company, and as such, his extensive knowledge of our business, his innovation, technology, and high-growth experience, and his consumer and digital experience.

Matt Cohler . Mr. Cohler has served on our board of directors since June 2017. Mr. Cohler has been a partner at Benchmark Capital (“Benchmark”), a venture capital firm, since 2008. Prior to joining Benchmark, Mr. Cohler was Vice President of Product Management at Facebook, Inc., a social media company, from 2005 to June 2008, and Special Adviser until 2012. Prior to Facebook, Mr. Cohler was Vice President and General Manager at LinkedIn, a professional network, from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Cohler currently serves on the boards of several private companies, including Asana, Inc. since 2009, Quora, Inc. since 2010, ResearchGate Corporation since 2010, and 1stdibs, Inc., a vertical online marketplace, since 2011. Mr. Cohler previously served on the board of directors of several companies, including Domo, Inc. from 2011 to 2019, Tinder from 2014 to 2017, Edmodo, Inc. from 2011 to 2018, Duo Security, Inc. from 2013 to 2018, and Instagram from 2011 until its acquisition by Facebook in 2012.

Mr. Cohler was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive experience with technology, high-growth, consumer and digital companies, as highlighted by his experience at Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tinder, as well as his financial expertise as a Partner at Benchmark.

Ryan Graves . Mr. Graves has served on our board of directors since July 2010. Mr. Graves is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Saltwater Capital, an investment firm. Mr. Graves served as our Senior Vice President of Global Operations from September 2015 to September 2017, and as our Vice President of Operations from November 2011 to September 2015. From July 2010 to November 2010, Mr. Graves served as our Chief Executive Officer. From March 2010 to July 2010, Mr. Graves served as our Vice President Operations. Mr. Graves serves on the board of directors of Charity Global, Inc., a non-profit organization.

Mr. Graves was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his experience as one of the early leaders of our company, and as such, his innovation, technology, and high-growth experience, as well as his consumer and digital experience.

 

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Arianna Huffington . Ms. Huffington has served on our board of directors since April 2016. Ms. Huffington is Chief Executive Officer of Thrive Global, a corporate and consumer well-being and productivity platform she founded in September 2016. Ms. Huffington founded The Huffington Post, a news and blog site, in May 2005. AOL acquired The Huffington Post in February 2011 and Ms. Huffington served as President and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group from February 2011 to August 2016. Ms. Huffington serves on the board of directors of Onex Corporation, a private equity company, and on the boards of directors of the following non-profits: Berggruen Institute, Global Citizen, and JUST Capital. Ms. Huffington previously served on the board of directors of El PAÍS and PRISA from 2011 to 2018 and The Center for Public Integrity from 2011 to 2018.

Ms. Huffington was selected to serve on our board of directors because of her experience as the President and Editor in Chief of the Huffington Post, a global company, as well as her extensive consumer and digital experience, including as President of Thrive Global, and her digital experience.

Travis Kalanick . Mr. Kalanick co-founded Uber and has served on our board of directors since July 2010. Since March 2018, Mr. Kalanick has served as Chief Executive Officer of City Storage Systems LLC, a company focused on redeveloping real estate assets to fuel urban job creation and neighborhood rejuvenation. From November 2010 to June 2017, Mr. Kalanick served as our Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Uber, Mr. Kalanick founded Red Swoosh, a networking software company, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 to April 2007, when the company was acquired by Akamai Technologies. Mr. Kalanick currently serves on the board of directors of Kareo, Inc., City Storage Systems LLC, and StyleSeat Inc.

Mr. Kalanick was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his experience as one of the co-founders and early leaders of our company, and as such, his extensive knowledge of our business, and his innovation, technology, and high-growth experience, as well as his consumer and digital experience.

Wan Ling Martello . Ms. Martello has served on our board of directors since June 2017. Ms. Martello served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asia, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Africa regions at Nestlé S.A., a Swiss multinational food and beverage company, from May 2015 to December 2018. From April 2012 to May 2015, Ms. Martello served as Nestlé’s global Chief Financial Officer, and from November 2011 to April 2012 she served as Nestle’s Executive Vice President of Finance and Control. From November 2005 to November 2011, Ms. Martello was a senior executive at Walmart Stores, Inc., a retail corporation, where she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer for Global eCommerce, and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Strategy for Walmart International. Prior to Walmart, Ms. Martello was a President, U.S.A., at NCH Marketing Services, Inc., a marketing services company, from 1998 to 2005. Prior to NCH Marketing, Ms. Martello held various positions at Borden Foods and at Kraft Inc. (now known as the Kraft Heinz Company). Ms. Martello has served on the board of directors of Alibaba Group since September 2015.

Ms. Martello was selected to serve on our board of directors because of her experience as a senior executive of Nestlé, a global company, her consumer experience as a director of Alibaba, her financial expertise as the Chief Financial Officer at Nestlé, and her global experience.

H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan . His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan has served on our board of directors since June 2016. H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan has been a managing director at The Public Investment Fund, a sovereign wealth fund owned by Saudi Arabia, since September 2015. Prior to The Public Investment Fund, H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Saudi Fransi Capital, a financial services company, from January 2011 to February 2015. From April 2008 to December 2010, His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan served as Director of Corporate Finance of the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia. H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan currently serves on the board of directors of The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Saudi Decision Support Center, Sanabil Investments, Arm Limited, and SoftBank Group Corp. H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan previously served on the board of directors of Saudi Fransi Capital from January 2011 to February 2015 and Tadawul, the Saudi Stock Exchange, from February 2014 to January 2015.

 

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H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial expertise, particularly in his roles at The Public Investment Fund, his extensive government, policy and regulatory experience highlighted by his time at the Saudi Stock Exchange, and his extensive experience in the Middle East.

John Thain . Mr. Thain has served on our board of directors since September 2017. Mr. Thain is the founding partner of Pine Island Capital Partners LLC, a private investment firm, and has served as Chairman since October 2017. Mr. Thain served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CIT Group, from February 2010 until March 2016, and as Chairman of CIT Group until May 2016. In January 2009, prior to joining CIT Group, Mr. Thain was President of Global Banking, Securities and Wealth Management for Bank of America. From December 2007 to January 2009, prior to its merger with Bank of America, Mr. Thain was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. From June 2006 to December 2007, Mr. Thain served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of NYSE Euronext, Inc. following the NYSE Group and Euronext N.V. merger. Mr. Thain joined the New York Stock Exchange in January 2004, serving as Chief Executive Officer and a director. From June 2003 through January 2004, Mr. Thain was the President and Chief Operating Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and from May 1999 through June 2003 he was President and Co-Chief Operating Officer. From December 1994 to March 1999, Mr. Thain served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations, Technology and Finance, and from July 1995 to September 1997 he was also Co-Chief Executive Officer for European operations for The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. Mr. Thain currently serves on the board of directors of Enjoy Technology, Inc., and he currently serves on the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG. Mr. Thain previously served on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. from 1998 to January 2004.

Mr. Thain was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his experience as Chief Executive Officer of several global companies and his financial expertise from his roles at CIT Group, Merrill Lynch, and NYSE Euronext.

David I. Trujillo . Mr. Trujillo has served on our board of directors since June 2017. Mr. Trujillo is a Partner of TPG, a private equity firm, and leads TPG’s Internet, Digital Media and Communications investing efforts across TPG Capital and TPG Growth. He is also a managing partner of TPG Tech Adjacencies and Integrated Media Co. Prior to joining TPG in 2006, Mr. Trujillo was with GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity fund, from 1998 through 2005. Mr. Trujillo is currently a Director of AXS (in partnership with AEG), Calm, Cirque du Soleil, Creative Artists Agency, Ipsy, RCN Communications (recently acquiring both Grande Communications and Wave Broadband), RentPath, Univision Communications, and Vice Media. Mr. Trujillo led TPG’s growth investments in Airbnb and Spotify. Mr. Trujillo previously served on the boards of Layer3 TV (sold to T-Mobile in 2018), Lynda.com (sold to LinkedIn in 2015), Fenwal Therapeutics (sold to Fresenius SE in 2012).

Mr. Trujillo was selected to serve on our board of directors, having led TPG’s investment in the Company in 2013, and because of his extensive experience in technology, high-growth, consumer, and digital companies, such as Airbnb and Spotify, as well as his financial expertise as a Partner of TPG.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of the directors or executive officers.

 

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LOGO

Letter from Dr. Ronald SugarChairperson of the Board of Directors Dear Stockholders, Over the last two years, Uber has undergone an incredible transformation, buoyed by new leadership, the tireless work of our innovative employees, and a commitment by our board to the highest standards of corporate governance. As we go public, our board is focused on providing careful oversight to ensure this progress continues. World-class governance will be our north star, as we strive to responsibly manage risk, ensure transparency, and stand accountable to our stockholders. Uber has always been committed to making bold bets to grow the business and produce a magical experience for the millions of consumers, drivers, and other partners that use our platform. As we make more of these
investments, our board will always balance those risks with returns for stockholders and maintain a high bar for sustainability, ethics, and corporate citizenship. It’s not enough that shareholders should always have a voice; we believe they should also always have a vote. This is why we replaced an earlier supervoting structure with one that requires one vote per share. We will always welcome feedback from our stockholders on whatever is most important to them, including corporate governance, sustainability, and executive compensation. We expect that this fair and open engagement with stockholders will drive increased accountability, improve our decision-making, and ultimately create additional value. Thank you for your investment in Uber’s future. I am honored to serve as your chairperson as we move forward, together. Sincerely, Dr. Ronald Sugar Chairperson of the Board of Directors


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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our board of directors and leadership team firmly believe that we must be transparent with, and accountable to, our stockholders with respect to our culture, corporate governance practices, stockholder engagement, corporate responsibility and sustainability, and human capital development. The following includes a number of steps we have taken in furtherance of this commitment and the steps that we hope to take in the future.

Conduct and Culture

We are on a new path forward with the hiring of our Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi in September of 2017, following many challenges relating to our culture, workplace practices, and reputation. Our workplace culture and forward-leaning approach got us to where we are today, but it was clear to our new management team that Uber needed to make a commitment to resolve our historical cultural and compliance problems. Our leadership team has sought to fundamentally reform our workplace culture by improving our governance structure, strengthening our compliance program, creating and embracing new cultural norms, committing to diversity and inclusion, and rebuilding our relationships with employees, Drivers, consumers, cities, and regulators. We embrace the future with optimism, and we work towards our mission based on eight cultural norms. Our team came together to write these cultural norms from the ground up to reflect who we are and where we are going:

 

   

We do the right thing. Period.

 

   

We build globally, we live locally. We harness the power and scale of our global operations to deeply connect with the cities, communities, drivers, and riders that we serve every day.

 

   

We are customer obsessed. We work tirelessly to earn our customers’ trust and business by solving their problems, maximizing their earnings, or lowering their costs. We surprise and delight them. We make short-term sacrifices for a lifetime of loyalty.

 

   

We celebrate differences. We stand apart from the average. We ensure people of diverse backgrounds feel welcome. We encourage different opinions and approaches to be heard, and then we come together and build.

 

   

We act like owners. We seek out problems, and we solve them. We help each other and those who matter to us. We have a bias for action and accountability. We finish what we start, and we build Uber to last. And when we make mistakes, we’ll own up to them.

 

   

We persevere. We believe in the power of grit. We don’t seek the easy path. We look for the toughest challenges, and we push. Our collective resilience is our secret weapon.

 

   

We value ideas over hierarchy. We believe that the best ideas can come from anywhere, both inside and outside our company. Our job is to seek out those ideas, to shape and improve them through candid debate, and to take them from concept to action.

 

   

We make big bold bets. Sometimes we fail, but failure makes us smarter. We get back up, we make the next bet, and we go!

We are actively committed to creating an environment in which all individuals are welcomed and valued. We strive to make Uber a desirable place to work by creating learning experiences, programs, compensation, and benefits that attract, develop, train, engage, motivate, reward, and retain the best talent. With a focus on teamwork, collaboration, and diversity and inclusion, we aspire to be a company where the best people want to work and are engaged every day.

Tone at the Top

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2018, including Ursula Burns, Wan Ling Martello, John Thain, and Ronald Sugar. Beginning in 2018, we separated the roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer and appointed Dr. Sugar as our independent Chairperson.

We have revamped our senior management team, hiring respected leaders with extensive public and private sector experience. Our new management team is led by our Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi, who joined us in September 2017. We have since also hired Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai, Chief Operating Officer Barney Harford, Chief Legal Officer Tony West, Chief People Officer Nikki Krishnamurthy, Chief Marketing Officer Rebecca Messina, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Bo Young Lee, Chief Trust and Security Officer Matt Olsen, and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer Scott Schools, among other senior executives. These executives have significantly strengthened our workplace practices and culture.

We hold our senior leaders accountable for maintaining tone at the top.

Our leadership team is committed to using a proactive and collaborative approach with cities and regulators. As a result, we are rebuilding and strengthening our relationships with cities and regulators around the world, and engaging in an ongoing, constructive dialogue.

 

   

In Berlin and Munich, we have actively worked with regulators to introduce eco-friendly products, such as dockless e-bikes and our all-electric vehicle product, Uber Green, to help those cities decrease air pollution, reduce urban congestion, and increase access to clean transportation options.

 

   

In Argentina, we partnered with officials in the province of Mendoza to design the first Ridesharing regulations in the country in 2018.

In addition, our leadership team is focused on strengthening our commitment to Drivers through initiatives including:

 

   

Our Driver-focused “180 Days of Change” campaign, during which we created 38 new features and improvements for Drivers, crafted specifically to address their feedback.

 

   

An “Early Tester Program” for Drivers to try features and updates before they are widely available.

 

   

A Driver safety initiative in early 2018, during which we introduced new features designed to provide Drivers more control and peace of mind while behind the wheel.

We are also working to fundamentally reform our workplace culture by improving our governance structure, strengthening our compliance program, creating and embracing new cultural norms, and committing to diversity and inclusion.

Integrating Our Values and Ethical Conduct Into Our Culture

Guided by our senior management team, we focus on empowering individuals by establishing global policies, programs, and processes that integrate our values, cultural norms, and standards of conduct into our organization and guide and support our employees in making decisions that adhere to our values, cultural norms, and standards of conduct. We aim to put integrity at the core of all of our decisions. The following are examples of our programs and associated efforts to set, reinforce, and embed our values, ethics, and standards of conduct at Uber:

 

   

Integrating cultural norms internally by:

 

   

engaging in an awareness campaign regarding our mission and cultural norms, including publicly releasing our annual diversity report for the first time in March 2017, and again in April 2018;

 

   

soliciting feedback from our employees through our culture survey and instituting action plans based on the survey results, including an equal and expanded parental leave policy for all parents regardless of gender or caregiver status;

 

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putting our cultural norms in action by expanding the number of our ERGs to 12 and the number of ERG members to almost 8,000 as of December 31, 2018, and rewarding employees who showed significant leadership in ERGs;

 

   

encouraging employees to submit nominations for employees who truly bring our cultural norms to life in their work, and then highlighting each month the employee nominations with exceptional stories;

 

   

rewarding employees for furthering our cultural norms by recognizing them during the employee performance review process;

 

   

updating our interview process and arbitration policies to align with our mission and cultural norms; and

 

   

training over 5,000 employees through December 31, 2018 on key culture-related policies, including required diversity and inclusion management training for all senior employees and required manager training for all managers.

 

   

Extending our cultural norms externally by:

 

   

partnering with organizations that are working to bring more women and members of underrepresented groups into tech, including BUILD, SMASH, Code.org, Girls Who Code, The Hidden Genius Project, the National Society of Black Engineers, Iridescent, and DevMission;

 

   

launching both our “180 Days of Change” campaign and “Uber Pro” rewards program to reward Drivers both on and off the road, whether through higher earnings, discounts that help Drivers get the most from their time on the road, or fully-funded higher education to help them and their families get ahead;

 

   

partnering with AXA in Europe to offer Drivers “Partner Protection” to provide Drivers with access to a range of additional accident, injury, illness, and maternity and paternity benefits; and

 

   

publicly supporting policies that drive diversity and inclusion in the countries where we operate so that people everywhere have the right to live, work, and be their authentic selves, including standing for causes that defend the rights of immigrants by being a member of the “Coalition for the American Dream,” and standing up for LGBTQ+ causes by joining the Human Rights Campaign’s “Business Coalition for the Equality Act.”

Promoting Integrity

At Uber, we want to develop an environment where we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity. We expect employees to raise concerns or questions regarding ethics, compliance, workplace culture, discrimination, or harassment, and to promptly report suspected violations of these and other applicable laws, regulations, rules, policies, procedures, and standards, including our Business Conduct Guide. To help in this effort, we offer several channels through which employees and others may report ethical or compliance concerns, including an enhanced global Uber Integrity Helpline, a toll-free number that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and is staffed by live operators who can connect to translators to accommodate multiple languages.

Calls to the Uber Integrity Helpline are received by a third-party vendor, which conducts intake for the concerns raised on the calls. Reported matters are promptly brought to the attention of our internal investigations teams. Our Investigations Protocol allocates responsibility for handling the concerns to the appropriate function within our company. As a general matter, our Global Head of Internal Audit, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, and Chief Trust and Security Officer share responsibility for reviewing concerns expressed through the Integrity Helpline and are responsible for ensuring that such concerns are handled appropriately. Concerns may also be reported to or through managers, HR business partners, and a dedicated e-mail address. In addition, individuals may raise concerns through a web portal that is available in a number of languages including English,

 

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Spanish, Portuguese, and French, among others. Any individual may also raise a concern by accessing our corporate website. Individuals may choose to remain anonymous when reporting such matters to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

Our corporate policies prohibit retaliatory actions against anyone who raises concerns or questions or who participates in a subsequent investigation of such concerns or questions. Our Global Head of Internal Audit and our Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer both report to the Audit Committee no less than quarterly regarding issues raised through the Uber Integrity Helpline.

Business Conduct Guide

We have adopted a Business Conduct Guide, which will be posted on the investor relations page of our website soon after the closing of this offering. Following this offering, we also intend to disclose on our website any amendments to the sections of our Business Conduct Guide that constitute our Code of Ethics and any waivers granted to our executive officers or directors.

Corporate Governance

We strive to maintain the highest governance standards in our business. Our commitment to effective corporate governance is illustrated by the following practices:

 

      

 

What We Do

 One share one vote

 

 An independent Chairperson

 

 Regular evaluations of the composition of our board of directors and consideration of women and minority candidates as well as candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skills

 

 Standing Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees

 

 Board and standing committee meetings at least quarterly

 

 Annual elections for all directors

 

 Directors elected by majority vote in uncontested elections

 

 Board oversight of management succession planning

 

 Board and committee evaluation process

 

 Stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers

 

      

 

      

 

What We Don’t Do

×   Dual class stock

 

×   Allow hedging or pledging of Uber stock by directors or employees

 

×   Allow directors to serve on more than four other public company boards, or more than one other public company board if the director is also our Chief Executive Officer or the chief executive officer of another public company

 

×   Have a shareholder rights plan (“poison pill”)

 

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Corporate Governance Guidelines

Our corporate governance guidelines, which will be in effect upon the closing of this offering, embody many of our governance policies, practices, and procedures, which are the foundation of our commitment to effective corporate governance. The Nominating and Governance Committee will review the corporate governance guidelines periodically and recommend amendments to our board of directors as appropriate. The

 

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corporate governance guidelines outline the responsibilities, operations, qualifications, and composition of our board of directors, among other matters. The full text of our corporate governance guidelines will be posted on the investor relations page of our website. We also intend to disclose on our website any future amendments of our corporate governance guidelines.

Director Independence

Nine of the 12 members of our board of directors are independent under the listing standards of the NYSE. A description of our independence criteria and the results of the board’s independence determinations are set forth below under the heading “Director Independence Determination.”

Committees of the Board of Directors

Our corporate governance guidelines and committee charters, which will be in effect upon the closing of this offering, require all members of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees to be independent. The Compensation Committee is composed of a majority of independent directors and will consist of solely independent directors within one year of our initial public offering. The Nominating and Governance Committee will recommend committee composition and committee chairs to the board of directors at least annually. The board of directors and each committee will have the authority to engage, and approve the fees of, independent legal, financial, or other advisors as they may deem necessary, without consulting with or obtaining the approval of management.

Additional Board Service

Pursuant to the corporate governance guidelines that will be effective upon the closing of this offering, no director may serve on more than four other public company boards or on more than one other public company board if the director is also our Chief Executive Officer or the chief executive officer of another public company. The Nominating and Governance Committee may approve exceptions if it determines that the additional service will not impair the director’s effectiveness as a member of our board of directors.

Majority Voting for Directors

In an uncontested election, each director will be elected by a majority of the votes cast. If an incumbent director in an uncontested election fails to receive the required vote for re-election, our board of directors will evaluate whether it should accept the director’s resignation, which must be tendered to our board of directors pursuant to our governance documents. Our board of directors may consider any factors it deems relevant in deciding whether to accept a resignation from such director.

Role of our Board of Directors in Succession Planning

The responsibilities of our board of directors, or a committee thereof as determined by our board of directors, include periodically reviewing succession planning for our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer. The goal of our board of directors is to have a long-term and continuing program for effective senior leadership development and succession. We have a contingency plan in place for emergencies such as the death, disability, or unexpected or sudden departure of an executive officer.

Prohibition on Hedging and Pledging Shares

Our insider trading policy prohibits our directors and employees from hedging their economic exposures to Uber stock, or using their Uber stock as collateral for a loan.

 

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Stock Ownership Guidelines

In an effort to align our directors’ and executive officers’ interests with those of our stockholders, we have adopted stock ownership guidelines that will be effective upon the closing of this offering. Within three years of becoming subject to the guidelines, our non-employee directors are expected to hold Uber stock valued at ten times their annual cash retainer. Within five years of becoming subject to the guidelines, our executive officers are expected to hold Uber stock valued at a multiple of their annual base salaries, consisting of ten times annual base salary for our Chief Executive Officer and three times annual base salary for our other executive officers.

Clawback Policy

Under our clawback policy, which will be effective upon the closing of this offering, our board of directors may seek to recover equity compensation from an executive officer awarded after the date of the policy in connection with a material breach by an executive officer of restrictive covenants in agreements between us and the officer, or accounting restatements as a result of material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement as a result of the officer’s misconduct.

Board Oversight and Composition

Our board of directors oversees our business affairs and works with senior management to determine our long-term strategy. A transparent dialogue between our board of directors, its standing committees, and senior management is essential to our board of directors’ oversight role, and, to this end, our board of directors and its standing committees intend to regularly conduct meetings with risk management experts and our senior officers responsible for risk oversight, including our Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Risk Council, and the Risk Management function. Our Enterprise Risk Council and Risk Management function, which includes a broad group of risk management and governance leaders at Uber, are responsible for identifying key risks that may hinder the achievement of our enterprise goals and recommending risk management actions and priorities to our Audit Committee and board of directors. In addition, our Audit Committee oversees our risk management procedures and processes for preventing and detecting fraud.

Our Board of Directors’ Role in Risk Oversight

Our commitment to innovation inherently involves significant risk, as exemplified by our cultural norm of making “big bold bets.” As a result, one of our board of directors’ important functions is the oversight of risk management. Our board of directors’ assessment of and decisions regarding risk occur in the context of and in conjunction with our board of directors’ and standing committees’ other activities. We seek to align our approach to risk-taking with our business strategy by encouraging innovation while managing our levels of risk.

 

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Risk Assessment Responsibilities and Processes

Our committee charters and risk management policies set forth the following risk-related responsibilities:

 

The Board of Directors          Management

•  Has primary responsibility for risk oversight.

   

•  Identifies risk and develops risk controls related to significant business activities.

•  Assigns specific oversight duties to the committees of the board.

   

•  Includes risk assessments in strategy decisions.

•  Receives periodic briefings and participates in informational sessions with management, the Enterprise Risk Council, and the Risk Management function on the types of risks we face and our enterprise risk management system.

   

•  Develops programs and recommendations to determine the sufficiency of risk identification, the balance of potential risk with potential reward, and the appropriate manner in which to manage risk.

•  Receives reports from management on risks as they arise.

   

•  Establishes procedures to prevent, deter, and detect fraud.

   

•  Provides reports and updates on risk-related matters to the Audit and Compensation Committees.

   
The Audit Committee     The Nominating and Governance Committee

•  Annually reviews our risk profile, including, without limitation, with respect to cybersecurity matters.

 

•  Obtains an annual report on management’s implementation and maintenance of a company-wide risk management process from the Risk Management function or Enterprise Risk Council.

 

•  Receives periodic briefings on our internal audit function, risk identification, mitigation, and control.

 

•  Reviews our risk management processes and procedures.

 

•  Reviews with management our major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor such exposures, including policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management.

 

•  Receives and discusses quarterly updates from the Global Head of Internal Audit regarding our risk management processes and systems of internal control.

 

•  Oversees management’s arrangements for the prevention, deterrence, and detection of fraud and management’s responses to allegations of fraud.

 

•  Reviews allegations of fraud disclosed to the Audit Committee, including those involving management or any employee with a significant role in our internal controls over financial reporting, legal compliance, or corporate governance.

 

   

•  Reviews risks associated with our corporate governance framework and provides recommendations as appropriate.

 

•  Identifies, interviews, recruits, and performs due diligence on potential board members and evaluates the independence of each director and director candidate.

 

The Compensation Committee

 

•  Oversees compensation program for employees and senior management.

 

•  Oversees and reviews compensation-related risks.

 

•  Reviews conflicts of interest involving advisors to the Compensation Committee.

 

 

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Board’s Role in Cybersecurity Oversight

Safeguarding our critical networks and the information that platform users share with us is vital to our business. Our board of directors oversees our efforts to address cybersecurity risk through the oversight of our senior management team, including our Chief Trust and Security Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. Our Trust and Security organization is responsible for a range of cybersecurity activities, including conducting threat environment and vulnerability assessments, managing cyber incidents, pursuing projects to strengthen internal cybersecurity, working closely with our privacy and legal teams, coordinating with our operations teams to evaluate the cybersecurity implications of our products and offerings, and coordinating management’s efforts to monitor, detect, and prevent cyber threats to our company. In addition, the Audit Committee annually reviews Uber’s risk profile with respect to cybersecurity matters.

Board Leadership Structure

Our existing governance documents provide that the Chairperson of our board of directors must not be affiliated with us or any of our principal stockholders. Dr. Sugar currently serves as the independent Chairperson of our board of directors. In this role, he provides independent leadership and oversight of the board of directors and serves as a liaison between our board of directors and senior management. An independent Chairperson helps enable independent directors to raise issues and concerns to the independent Chairperson for consideration by the board of directors before involving senior management.

Director Skills, Experience, and Background

Listed below are certain skills and experiences that we consider important for our board of directors in light of our current business and structure.

 

Diversity of Background and Experience    Directors with varied genders, ages, ethnicities, races, national origins, geographical backgrounds, and experiences bring diverse perspectives to the boardroom and foster our culture of valuing diversity throughout our company.
Global Company Leadership   

We value leadership experiences of chief executive officers and operating executives at businesses and organizations that operate on a global scale and face significant competition, utilize technology, or have other rapidly evolving business models.

 

We value public company board experience.

Innovation, Technology, and High-Growth Experience    We believe that experience in identifying and developing emerging products, technologies, and business models, and generating disruptive innovation is useful for understanding our research and development strategy, competing technology, and our market segment.
Consumer and Digital Experience    We value directors with a background in the development and improvement of consumer experiences with a company’s products, services, and brand, including through a digital interface.
Financial Expertise   

Knowledge of financial markets, financing operations and accounting, and financial reporting processes assists our directors in understanding, advising on, and overseeing our capital structure, financing, and investing activities, and our financial reporting and internal controls.

 

Directors with a background in business or corporate development can provide insight into designing and implementing strategies for growing our business.

Government, Policy, and Regulatory Experience    We interact with governments worldwide and are subject to laws and regulations in many jurisdictions. Directors who have experience navigating a complex legal and regulatory landscape can assist our board of directors in fulfilling its strategy and compliance oversight function.

 

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Board Composition

Our board of directors currently consists of 12 members. All of our directors currently serve on the board of directors pursuant to the provisions of a voting agreement between us and certain of our stockholders. This agreement will terminate upon the closing of this offering.

Under the terms of this voting agreement, the stockholders who are party to the voting agreement have agreed to vote their respective shares so as to elect (1) one director designated by Benchmark Capital Partners VII, L.P., currently Mr. Cohler; (2) one director designated by TPG Equity Holdings, L.P., currently Mr. Trujillo; (3) one director designated by Expa-1, LLC, currently Mr. Camp; (4) one director designated by Ryan Graves, currently Mr. Graves; (5) one director designated by The Public Investment Fund, currently H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan; (6) three directors designated by Travis Kalanick, currently Mr. Kalanick, Ms. Burns, and Mr. Thain; (7) the person serving as our Chief Executive Officer, currently Mr. Khosrowshahi; (8) five independent directors nominated by a committee of our board of directors and approved by a majority of the voting directors, currently Ms. Huffington, Ms. Martello, and three vacancies; (9) one unaffiliated director nominated by a committee of our board of directors and approved by a majority of the voting directors as our Chairperson, currently Dr. Sugar; and (10) subject to approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, two directors designated by SoftBank, both of which seats are currently vacant.

Director Independence Determination

 

Our board of directors has determined that, applying the standards adopted by the NYSE,

each of the following directors is independent:

 

     

Ursula Burns

 

Garrett Camp

 

Matt Cohler

     

Arianna Huffington

 

Wan Ling Martello

 

H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan

     

Ronald Sugar

 

John Thain

 

David Trujillo

Our board of directors has determined that Dara Khosrowshahi, Travis Kalanick, and Ryan Graves are not independent. Mr. Khosrowshahi is our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kalanick recently served as our Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Graves recently served as our Senior Vice President, Operations.

Our board of directors intends to adopt categorical standards to assist it in evaluating the independence of each of its directors. The categorical standards will describe various types of relationships that could potentially exist between a director or an immediate family member of a director and Uber, and will set thresholds at which such relationships would be deemed to be material. Provided that no relationship or transaction exists that would disqualify a director under the categorical standards and no other material relationship exists, taking into account all other facts and circumstances, including the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee regarding director independence, our board of directors will deem such person to be independent.

Board Diversity

Under our corporate governance guidelines, which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, diversity is one of several critical factors that the Nominating and Governance Committee considers when evaluating the composition of our board of directors, amongst other critical selection criteria, including (i) integrity, (ii) sound business judgment, (iii) commitment to the highest ethical standards, (iv) background, (v) skills and relevant business experience, (vi) ability and willingness to commit time to the board of directors and represent long-term interests of stockholders, and (vii) expected contributions to the board of directors. For a company like ours, which operates in 63 countries around the globe, diversity factors that are considered include race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, and geography. Our board of directors currently includes three women, two ethnic minorities, directors ranging in age from 35 to 70, and directors with a range of geographic diversity.

 

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Our board of directors is committed to including individuals whose backgrounds reflect the diversity represented by our employees and platform users. In addition, each director contributes to the board’s overall diversity by providing a variety of perspectives based on distinct personal and professional experiences and backgrounds. We are committed to maintaining and enhancing the diversity of our board of directors and in furtherance of this, the Nominating and Governance Committee will conduct annual self-evaluations to assess its performance and effectiveness, which we expect will include its consideration of diversity and other selection criteria.

Director Tenure

 

Our corporate governance guidelines will provide for our board of directors to consider the mix of tenures on the board when assessing its composition. As the following chart demonstrates, the composition of our board of directors reflects a mix of tenures, which we believe balances historical and institutional knowledge, and an understanding of the evolution of our business with fresh perspectives from our newer directors:

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Committees of the Board of Directors

To support effective governance, our board of directors delegates certain of its responsibilities to committees. We have three standing committees—the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Compensation Committee—and may from time to time form other committees. The standing committees of our board of directors are described below:

 

Audit Committee

 

Members:

  Committee Roles and Responsibilities:

John Thain (Chair),

Ursula Burns, Matt Cohler, and Wan Ling Martello

 

The Audit Committee assists the board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibility relating to, among other things:

 

•  the integrity of our financial statements and financial reporting process, including the review of our annual and quarterly financial statements and reports;

 

•  the integrity of our accounting and financial reporting processes and systems of internal controls over financial reporting, including review with management, our independent auditors, and head of our internal audit function;

 

•  the performance of the internal audit function and plan;

 

•  the engagement of our independent auditors and the evaluation of their qualifications, independence, and performance;

 

•  our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including an assessment of our compliance program; and

 

•  policies and processes for risk management and fraud prevention.

 

 

John Thain, the chair of the Audit Committee, qualifies as an “Audit Committee financial expert” as defined by the SEC.

 

Each of the members of the Audit Committee is independent within the meaning of applicable SEC rules and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE.

 

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Nominating and Governance Committee

Members:

  Committee Roles and Responsibilities:

Ronald Sugar (Chair),

Ursula Burns, Wan Ling Martello, and David Trujillo

 

The Nominating and Governance Committee assists the board of directors in the following functions, among others:

 

•  periodically reviewing our corporate governance framework and recommending changes as appropriate;

 

•  identifying, interviewing, and recruiting individuals to become members of the board of directors and evaluating the independence of each director and director candidate at least annually;

 

•  periodically reviewing and making recommendations to the board of directors regarding the size of the board of directors and of its committees;

 

•  evaluating and recommending to the board of directors at least annually each committee’s composition;

 

•  overseeing the board of directors’ and each committee’s annual self-evaluation process, the orientation program for new directors, and a continuing education program for current directors;

 

•  considering stockholder proposals and recommending actions on such proposals; and

 

•  considering and approving requests by directors or officers to serve on boards of directors of other companies.

 

  Each of the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee is independent within the meaning of applicable SEC rules and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE.

 

Compensation Committee

Members:

  Committee Roles and Responsibilities:

David Trujillo (Chair),

Ryan Graves, and

Arianna Huffington

 

The Compensation Committee has been delegated broad authority to oversee the compensation of officers, employees, consultants, and other service providers of Uber.

 

The Compensation Committee assists the board of directors in the following functions, among others:

 

•  annually reviewing and approving the individual and corporate goals and objectives for our executive officers;

 

•  establishing, reviewing, and approving salaries, bonuses, and other compensation for our executive officers;

 

•  reviewing and approving executive compensation agreements and any material amendments thereto;

 

•  reviewing and approving incentive compensation plans for our executive officers and grants thereunder;

 

•  overseeing and at least annually reviewing management’s assessment of major compensation-related risk exposures and the mitigation thereof;

 

•  periodically reviewing our stock ownership guidelines and annually assessing compliance with such guidelines;

 

•  periodically reviewing and recommending to the board of directors the type and amount of compensation paid to directors; and

 

•  considering the results of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation and the frequency of such votes.

 

  A majority (two out of three) of the members of the Compensation Committee (i) are independent within the meaning of applicable SEC rules and the corporate governance rules of the NYSE and (ii) are “non-employee directors,” as defined in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

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Committee Composition

 

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Ronald Sugar (Independent Chairperson)

 

 

 

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Garrett Camp

 

 

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Arianna Huffington

 

 

 

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Travis Kalanick

 

 

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Wan Ling Martello

 

 

 

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H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan

 

 

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Board and Committee Self-Evaluations

Annual Board Self-Evaluations . The board will conduct an annual self-evaluation, which will be developed and recommended to the board of directors by the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee will oversee this process and report to our board of directors regarding the performance and effectiveness of the board and each member of the board of directors. Using the results of this evaluation as a guide, our independent Chairperson will lead a discussion with the full board of directors during an executive session about any proposed changes based on the results of this evaluation.

Annual Committee Self-Evaluations . Each committee will conduct an annual self-evaluation of its performance. The Nominating and Governance Committee will oversee this process and will periodically report to the board of directors on the performance and effectiveness of each committee in fulfilling its responsibilities.

Meetings of the Board of Directors and Standing Committees

Our board of directors and Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees currently meet, and will meet, at least quarterly. In 2018, our board of directors met 14 times, the Audit Committee met seven times, and the Compensation Committee met six times. The Nominating and Governance Committee was formed in October 2018, met one time in 2018, and expects to meet quarterly beginning in 2019.

 

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Meetings of Non-Management Directors

After the closing of this offering, our non-management directors will meet in executive session without employees in attendance each time the full board of directors convenes for a regularly scheduled meeting, which is at least four times each year, and at other times as necessary.

Stockholder Engagement

We believe effective corporate governance includes constructive conversations with our stockholders on topics such as strategy, operating performance, corporate governance, executive compensation, environmental sustainability, and responsibility and social impact issues, and that these conversations drive increased corporate accountability, improve decision-making, and ultimately create long-term stockholder value. Our Nominating and Governance Committee is expected to provide guidance no less than annually to our board of directors and senior management about the framework for our board of directors’ oversight of, and involvement in, stockholder engagement. We believe a stockholder engagement framework should promote the following:

 

   

Accountability. To drive and support effective corporate governance and board practices to help ensure oversight from and accountability to our stockholders.

 

   

Transparency. To maintain high levels of transparency on a range of financial, governance, and corporate responsibility issues to build trust and sustain two-way dialogue that supports our business success.

 

   

Engagement. To proactively engage with stockholders on a range of topics to identify, evaluate, and, where appropriate, respond to emerging trends and issues relevant to our business.

Through our stockholder engagement, we can discuss and receive input, provide additional information, and address questions on our corporate strategy, executive compensation programs, corporate governance, and other topics of interest to our stockholders, such as our corporate responsibility activities discussed above. Even before becoming a publicly-traded company, our senior management team has worked to establish and implement a culture of transparency, by regularly engaging with our stockholders and providing updates on our financial and business performance. We believe these engagement efforts with our stockholders will allow us to better understand our stockholders’ priorities and perspectives and provide us with useful input concerning our corporate strategy, our compensation, and corporate governance practices. Over the last year, we have substantially reshaped our corporate governance structure, policies, and procedures based on input from our stockholders.

Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability

We strive to set ambitious goals and make strategic investments to advance our environmental sustainability and responsibility, improve our diversity and inclusion, and have a positive social impact on the communities in which we operate.

Environmental Sustainability and Responsibility

We aspire to play a meaningful role in creating a sustainable, low-carbon future and addressing environmental challenges. We believe that a transportation system based on personal car use is inefficient and unsustainable. Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation account for more than one-eighth of the global footprint, and we are currently exploring programs to tackle air pollution and reduce our carbon footprint. For example, we have partnered with the San Joaquin Regional Transit District and have launched pilot programs in several cities in Florida and Massachusetts to make ridesharing services more affordable and fill in gaps in the transit system. As described above, we announced a clean air plan to make London a healthier place to live by reducing air pollution. We have also actively worked with regulators in Berlin and Munich to introduce eco-friendly products, such as dockless e-bikes and our all-electric vehicle product, Uber Green, to help those cities decrease air pollution, reduce urban congestion, and increase access to clean transportation options.

 

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Diversity and Inclusion

We strive to build a diverse and inclusive workforce and foster an environment in which authenticity is celebrated as a strength. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is critical to helping us attract and retain the talent necessary to advance innovation and drive our business forward. To evidence our commitment to this mission, as described above, we hired a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Bo Young Lee, and a Chief People Officer, Nikki Krishnamurthy, to lead our human resources, recruiting, workplace, and diversity and inclusion teams.

We support our ERGs, which include our numerous affinity groups for diverse employees. Our ERGs are working on new ways to enhance our culture and to help ensure that Uber better serves Drivers, consumers, restaurants, shippers, carriers, and cities.

Some of our other initiatives for diversity and inclusion include:

Propelling more women and underrepresented individuals into technology. We strive to support our female employees and support women in technology around the world. We have invested in and partnered with organizations working to bring more women and underrepresented individuals into the technology industry, including BUILD, SMASH, Code.org, Girls Who Code, The Hidden Genius Project, the National Society of Black Engineers, Iridescent, and DevMission.

 

    

 

Celebrating diversity. Our employees, Drivers, and consumers are from countries all around the world, and we do not believe racism and discrimination have any place in our offices or on our platform.

 

•  We have banned violent hate groups from using our platform.

 

•  As described above, we have joined the Coalition for the American Dream and pledged support to Drivers affected by the travel ban in 2017 in the United States.

 

•  We seek to help eliminate barriers underrepresented individuals face in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (“STEM”) by supporting STEM education programs for underrepresented groups.

 

    

 

    

 

Supporting LGBTQ+ equality. We strive to promote LGBTQ+ equality in our offices and in our communities.

 

•  For the past three years, we have earned a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (“CEI”), which deemed Uber one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality.” The CEI is an annual survey that helps corporations understand and implement best practices internally that are inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community.

 

•  As described above, we are a member of the “Business Coalition for the Equality Act,” and we support federal legislation in the United States that would ensure equal protections in the workplace for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

 

    

Social Impact

We believe in empowering people through technology and advancing social impact initiatives to benefit society. These initiatives include:

 

   

Enhancing safety of Drivers and consumers. With over 150 employees focused on building new technologies that put safety at the heart of the Uber experience, and thousands of community operations employees dedicated to ensuring safety on our platform, we are committed to enhancing safety. To that end, we have formed a Safety Advisory Board composed of outside experts, added additional safety features to our platform, and have strengthened our background checks in the United States. In December 2018, we introduced our partnership with Crime Stoppers International in a few cities across the United States, Canada, and Latin America to provide Drivers with tools to report criminal activity while keeping their identities anonymous. We strive to promote the safety of our employees, Drivers, and consumers.

 

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Helping build safer communities. We are developing new technology tools that aim to improve safety in cities. We record the location of every ride in real time, and our team can rapidly respond to safety incidents that are reported to us. We can help cities reduce instances of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs by providing people with quick and effective on-demand transportation as an alternative to driving while intoxicated. We have also partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to encourage people to use public transportation or ridesharing services instead of driving under the influence. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 28% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States were due to alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2016. A Temple University study has shown that our entry into certain markets was followed by a drop in alcohol-related fatalities from motor vehicle crashes. Similarly, a study that we conducted in partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving indicated a relationship between our Ridesharing penetration in cities and a decrease in alcohol-related automobile accidents involving people under the age of 30. We also build relationships with local officials and law enforcement to promote safe cities. For example, we have published procedures to enable law enforcement to access trip data and other information that may be critical for solving criminal cases quickly and securely through our Uber Law Enforcement Portal.

 

   

Combatting human trafficking. As a company that, among other things, provides consumers with access to personal mobility options, we want to do our part to help end transportation of trafficked people. We have partnered with numerous organizations that seek to end the commercial and sexual exploitation of trafficked children through awareness, advocacy, policy, and legislation. We also have online resources to educate Drivers on human trafficking, including how to spot it, and what to do when they suspect someone is being trafficked.

Human Capital Development

Our success depends on our ability to attract and retain talented and skilled employees and independent Drivers. As of December 31, 2018, we had a global workforce of 22,263 employees, and we partnered with nearly 3.9 million Drivers globally.

As described above, we have invested, and plan to continue to invest, in creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which our employees can deliver their best every day, and we endeavor to empower them to give back to the communities where we operate. This is exemplified by the large number of our employees who have participated in our numerous ERGs.

We also invest heavily in people development for our employees. We aim to accelerate our business by enabling people and teams to do their best work and achieve their highest potential, including, among other things, by investing significantly in leadership and management training and development. For example, we have offered employees online executive education courses taught by Harvard Business School faculty with focuses on leadership and strategy.

We have not only focused on developing our employees, but we have also strengthened our commitment to Drivers as part of our new path forward. In addition to our “180 Days of Change” campaign, in November 2018, we introduced a Driver rewards program, Uber Pro, in beta mode in eight U.S. cities, which allows eligible Drivers to unlock rewards such as discounts on car maintenance, cash back at gas stations, and faster airport pickups. As part of our Uber Pro launch, we partnered with Arizona State University to provide eligible Drivers or their families the opportunity to complete courses toward more than 80 undergraduate degrees or a non-degree certificate, take English language courses or become certified in entrepreneurship, all through Arizona State University Online, with tuition fully covered. Classes can be completed online anytime, so education can fit around each Driver’s life and not the other way around.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The following discussion and analysis of our executive compensation philosophy, objectives, and design, our compensation-setting process, our executive compensation program components, and the decisions made for compensation in respect of 2018 for our executive officers should be read together with the compensation tables and related disclosures set forth below. The discussion in this section contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current considerations and expectations relating to our executive compensation programs and philosophy. As our business and our needs evolve, the actual amount and form of compensation and the compensation programs that we adopt may differ materially from current or planned programs as summarized in this section.

Overview

In 2017, our board of directors commenced a process to transform Uber from a founder-led, private company into a publicly traded company led by a diverse, experienced, and talented senior management team with world-class governance. In September 2017, our board of directors appointed Dara Khosrowshahi to lead us through this transformation as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Khosrowshahi had previously been the Chief Executive Officer of Expedia Group, Inc., an online global travel services company with a market capitalization of over $22 billion at the time of his departure. We continued our transformation with the hiring of Barney Harford, in January 2018, to be our Chief Operating Officer, and Nelson Chai, in September 2018, to be our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Harford had previously been the Chief Executive Officer of Orbitz Worldwide, a global online travel company, and Mr. Chai had previously been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Warranty Group, a provider of warranty solutions and underwriting services. Nikki Krishnamurthy joined us as our Chief People Officer in October 2018, having previously led human resources at Expedia Group, Inc. Under the leadership of our senior management team, we have fundamentally reformed our culture by improving our governance structure, strengthening our compliance program, embracing our new cultural norms, and rebuilding our relationships with our partners.

To attract our talented team, we offered compensation packages that were competitive with our team’s compensation at their prior employers, rather than strictly based on a peer analysis. Because the prior employers of our senior management team were diverse in size and compensation philosophy, the compensation packages described herein vary by individual. In addition, to align the interests of our senior management team with our stockholders through our initial public offering process and beyond, the compensation packages we offered to senior management, in most cases, contain significant equity compensation components and include performance vesting targets that are tied to the development of our business as measured by, among different metrics, our valuation and safety improvement.

Following this offering, we are committed to pursuing an executive compensation philosophy that embraces the best practices of large, multinational companies, as discussed further below. In March and April 2019, we took additional steps toward this goal by (i) entering into amended employment agreements with each of our named executive officers in order to, among other things, better align their compensation packages with our long-term strategic goals and harmonize the terms and conditions amongst the named executive officers; (ii) adopting a clawback policy; (iii) adopting our 2019 Plan and our ESPP; and (iv) adopting a non-employee director compensation policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”).

Executive Compensation Philosophy, Objectives, and Design

Philosophy . We are focused on our mission of igniting opportunity by setting the world in motion. We operate in rapidly evolving and highly competitive markets worldwide. To succeed in these environments and execute our strategy of building our platform, we must increase the scale of our global network, continue to

 

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develop and update our technology, use our product expertise and operational excellence, invest in new offerings on our platform, partner with other cities, and encourage our executives to model our cultural norms while successfully accomplishing our long-term strategic goals. To achieve these objectives, we need to attract and retain a highly talented team of executives who possess and demonstrate strong leadership, exceptional followership, and world-class management capabilities.

Following many challenges regarding our culture, workplace practices, and reputation, our leadership team has sought to reform our culture fundamentally by improving our governance structure, strengthening our compliance program, creating and embracing our new cultural norms, committing to diversity and inclusion, and rebuilding our relationships with employees, Drivers, consumers, cities, and regulators. To help us successfully navigate this transition, we sought to attract and retain a team of highly talented and experienced executive officers who we believed could help us achieve our long-term strategic goals while reinforcing our cultural norms to encourage and support our success. The components and structure of the compensation we offered to our executive officers during this period varied as a result. As we transition to become a publicly-traded company, we have begun to sharpen our focus on our executive compensation program, including through the amended executive employment agreements, plans, and policies we entered into and adopted in March and April 2019. We intend to continue to work to align our overall executive compensation philosophy and program with those of leading U.S.-based publicly-traded companies, while retaining a necessary measure of flexibility to address appropriate individual circumstances.

Objectives . Our executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:

 

   

attract and retain the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers whose knowledge, skills, and performance are critical to the successful execution of our strategy;

 

   

align the incentives of our executive officers with their performance and the interests of our stockholders;

 

   

reward our executive officers for their experience and performance and motivate them to achieve our long-term strategic goals; and

 

   

reinforce our cultural norms, which promote dedication to our partners and our drive to harness the power of global technology, reward innovation and perseverance, and encourage the highest level of integrity, teamwork, and inclusion in achieving our success.

Design . As a privately-held company, the total compensation package for our executive officers in 2018 consisted primarily of a combination of base salary, annual bonuses, and long-term incentives, which included ongoing performance-based equity awards. Our executive compensation program has historically been weighted toward equity grants, primarily consisting of RSUs and stock options, as well as bonuses linked to the achievement of certain financial, revenue, and other performance goals. We have used base salaries to compensate executive officers for their day-to-day responsibilities at levels that we feel are necessary to attract and retain the highest level of executive talent. However, we believe that placing a strong emphasis on equity compensation and bonuses linked to achieving company and individual performance goals aligns with our entrepreneurial spirit and incentivizes our executive officers to maximize stockholder value by pursuing strategic opportunities that advance our mission, while embracing our cultural norms. As our operations grow and become increasingly complex, we expect that our need to attract and retain executive talent in competition with other leading publicly-traded companies will remain important. Accordingly, we expect that we may increasingly need to offer significant cash compensation in addition to equity compensation to our executive officers.

In 2018, we did not affirmatively set out to apportion compensation for our executive officers in any specific ratio between cash and equity, or between annual and long-term compensation, or with respect to any given new hire package. Rather, individual executive compensation packages may have skewed more heavily toward either cash or equity, or annual or long-term compensation, as a result of negotiations with each executive officer. Currently, we do not intend to establish specific ratios for compensation components in the future.

 

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However, following this offering, we intend to regularly evaluate our executive compensation philosophy and program. At a minimum, we expect that our Compensation Committee will review our executive compensation program on an annual basis and will seek to align our overall executive compensation philosophy and program with those of leading U.S. publicly-traded companies, while retaining a necessary measure of flexibility to help us achieve our long-term strategic goals and to address appropriate individual circumstances. As a result, the allocations among specific compensation elements may shift for our executive officers as we continue to assess the appropriate mix to align with our compensation philosophy.

Compensation-Setting Process

Role of our board of directors and Compensation Committee . Historically, our board of directors has been responsible for generally overseeing the activities of our Compensation Committee with respect to our executive compensation program, including reviewing recommendations from our Compensation Committee as to the form and amount of compensation to be paid or awarded to certain of our executive officers, approving the execution of employment agreements with certain of our executive officers, and establishing the compensation package for our Chief Executive Officer when he joined us. Following this offering, our board of directors will continue to be responsible for generally overseeing our Compensation Committee with respect to executive compensation programs and decisions.

During 2018, our Compensation Committee was primarily responsible for establishing, reviewing, and approving our overall compensation strategy, cash and incentive compensation, and equity-based grants for our executive officers. Following this offering, our Compensation Committee will assume more direct responsibility for individual executive compensation decisions, including evaluating and managing our executive compensation philosophy and programs, will continue to oversee decisions regarding specific equity-based compensation plans, programs, and grants, as well as cash-based compensation plans and agreements for our executive officers and non-employee directors, will administer our bonus and severance plans, and will periodically review the selection of companies in our peer group for purposes of benchmarking executive officer and non-employee director compensation programs. Our Compensation Committee will conduct annual reviews and approve (or, if applicable, make recommendations to our board of directors regarding the adoption and approval of) our cash-based and equity-based incentive compensation plans, programs, and arrangements for our executive officers and non-employee directors. Our Compensation Committee will also oversee annual reviews of the individual and corporate goals and objectives applicable to the compensation of our executive officers.

During 2018, our Compensation Committee considered a combination of the following factors when reviewing and approving executive compensation, as further explained in the discussions of each element of compensation below:

 

   

individual negotiations with executive officers, particularly in connection with their initial compensation package, as our executive officers have generally foregone meaningful compensation opportunities at their prior employers and assumed higher levels of risk to work for us;

 

   

company and individual performance, as we believe this motivates our executive officers to achieve our strategic goals and aligns their interests with those of our stockholders;

 

   

criticality of each executive officer’s role to us;

 

   

recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer and our compensation consultants; and

 

   

as a touchstone and as more fully described below, the executive compensation of other companies which, in consultation with our compensation consultants, we determined to be our peers.

We expect that in setting executive compensation following this offering, we may review and consider, in addition to the items above, factors such as the achievement of predefined milestones, tax deductibility of compensation, the total compensation that may become payable to executive officers in various hypothetical scenarios, the performance of our common stock, and compensation levels offered to executives employed by companies in our peer group.

 

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Role of management . In setting compensation for 2018, our Chief Executive Officer worked closely with our compensation consultants and Compensation Committee in managing our executive compensation program. His activities included establishing and reviewing salary, bonuses, and other compensation for our executive officers (other than himself), determining performance goals and objectives, and negotiating new hire packages and employment agreements. Our compensation consultants worked with our Chief Executive Officer to gather market and operating data that our Chief Executive Officer reviewed in making his recommendations to our Compensation Committee. From time to time, our Chief Executive Officer, our current and former Chief People Officers, and Chief Legal Officer attended meetings (or portions of meetings) of our Compensation Committee to present information and answer questions. All executive officers abstained from approving the final determinations regarding the amounts of the components of their own compensation packages.

Role of compensation consultants . Prior to this offering, we retained compensation consultants to provide us services in respect of executive compensation, including assistance in identifying potential new executive officers, negotiating new hire packages, advising our board of directors, Compensation Committee, and Chief Executive Officer with respect to the executive compensation market, and generally supporting the design and operation of our executive compensation program.

Following this offering, we expect that our compensation consultants will continue to advise our board of directors, Compensation Committee, and Chief Executive Officer with respect to executive compensation matters. We also expect our compensation consultants will help us align our overall executive compensation philosophy and program with those of leading U.S. publicly-traded companies, while retaining a necessary measure of flexibility to address appropriate individual circumstances.

Use of market compensation data; creation of peer group . In 2017, we referenced, as a touchstone and without specifically benchmarking to any given level, the compensation programs of a peer group of companies to assist us in setting executive officer compensation. In 2018, our compensation consultants prepared and presented to our Compensation Committee and Chief Executive Officer a Benchmarking Comparator Group, which we refer to as the Peer Group Report. The Peer Group Report recommended a peer group to our Compensation Committee and Chief Executive Officer for purposes of evaluating executive officer compensation in 2018. The peer group included other U.S.-based publicly-traded and privately-held companies in related industries and prioritized companies that share similar business dynamics with us.

We expect that our executive compensation program will change as our business and needs evolve, as we transition to become a publicly-traded company, and as we undertake a comprehensive review to align our overall executive compensation philosophy and program with those of leading U.S. publicly-traded companies. As part of this process, our Compensation Committee, in consultation with our compensation consultants, has identified the following companies as the peer group we intend to use in benchmarking executive compensation going forward, which we refer to as our Post-IPO Peer Group:

 

Post-IPO Peer Group

Adobe      Expedia      PayPal
Airbnb      Facebook      salesforce.com
Alphabet      LinkedIn      Snap
Amazon.com      Lyft      Square
Apple      Microsoft      Tesla
Booking Holdings      Netflix      Twitter
eBay      Oracle      Workday

Following this offering, our Compensation Committee intends to work with our Chief Executive Officer and our compensation consultants to position pay based on a variety of factors, including market data for executive compensation drawn from our Post-IPO Peer Group. As our business and needs evolve, we expect that our Compensation Committee will periodically evaluate our Post-IPO Peer Group and its use within our executive compensation program as circumstances require.

 

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Executive Compensation Program Components

Base salary . We provide base salary as a fixed source of compensation for our executive officers for their day-to-day responsibilities, allowing them a degree of certainty in the face of working for a privately-held company and having a meaningful portion of their compensation “at risk” in the form of equity awards covering the shares of a privately-held company and bonuses contingent on the achievement of specific performance objectives. Our Compensation Committee recognizes the importance of base salaries as an element of compensation that, in certain circumstances, can help attract and retain the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers.

Base salaries for our executive officers were established primarily based on individual negotiations with the executive officers when they joined us. In determining compensation for our executive officers, we considered compensation opportunities that these executive officers were foregoing from their prior employers, salaries provided to executive officers of our peer companies, each executive officer’s anticipated role criticality relative to others at our company, and the determination by our Compensation Committee, Chief Executive Officer, and compensation consultants of the essential need to attract and retain these executive officers.

Following this offering, we expect base salary will become a more significant component of our executive compensation program than it has been historically as we work to align our overall executive compensation structure with that of leading U.S. publicly-traded companies.

Cash bonuses . Prior to this offering, our executive officers have been eligible to earn bonuses generally based on company and individual performance. The amount of the bonus earned, and the evaluation of company performance, was determined by our Compensation Committee taking into account individual performance as it related to overall company success.

Historically, we have set target bonus amounts for our executive officers at the time of hire. These amounts are usually expressed as an amount in cash determined on an individual basis, which we felt was appropriate based on individual negotiations with each executive officer and considering factors such as compensation opportunities that these executive officers were foregoing from their prior employers, cash bonuses provided to executive officers of our peer companies, the executive officer’s anticipated role criticality relative to others at our company, and the determination by our Compensation Committee, Chief Executive Officer, and compensation consultants of the essential need to attract and retain these executive officers. Target bonus amounts for our executive officers in 2018 varied based on individual negotiations at the time of hire.

In March 2019, subsequent to the determination of bonuses for 2018, our Compensation Committee documented our historical bonus practices in a formal executive bonus plan (the “Executive Bonus Plan”). The purpose of the Executive Bonus Plan is to create a direct relationship between key business performance measurements and individual bonus amounts. The Executive Bonus Plan provides for annual bonus payments to each executive officer conditioned upon the achievement of certain performance goals established by the Compensation Committee, which may differ for each executive officer. Our Compensation Committee will establish such performance goals based on one or more established performance criteria relating to financial, operational, workforce, or partner performance.

Under the Executive Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee will establish a target bonus amount annually for each executive officer, along with annual performance goals. Following the close of each annual performance period, the Compensation Committee will determine the level of attainment of each performance goal and the amount of each executive officer’s bonus payment for the preceding year, subject to adjustment or elimination if deemed appropriate in the Compensation Committee’s discretion. We expect that the Executive Bonus Plan will be used by our Compensation Committee to administer bonus payments to our executive officers going forward.

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negotiations which reflect, in large part, compensation opportunities that these executive officers were foregoing from their prior employers, the executive officer’s anticipated role criticality relative to others at our company, and the determination of our Compensation Committee, Chief Executive Officer, and compensation consultants of the essential need to attract and retain these executive officers.

Equity compensation . As a privately-held company, we have historically used equity incentives as the key component of our total compensation package for executive officers. Consistent with our compensation objectives, we believe this approach has allowed us to attract and retain the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers, aligned our executive officers’ incentives with the long-term interests of our company and our stockholders, and focused our executive officers on achieving our strategic goals and furthering our mission. We also sought in 2018 to reward our executive officers for our strong financial performance during the period. In 2018, equity grants to our executive officers generally consisted of a combination of RSU grants and performance-based stock options, as follows:

 

   

RSU grants . In 2018, we granted RSUs to our executive officers. To address appropriate individual circumstances and negotiations with executive officers, particularly in connection with their initial compensation packages, vesting conditions applicable to RSUs vary by individual. RSUs granted to our executive officers generally vest over four years and vesting of at least a portion of these grants generally is subject to our performance, including a liquidity event-based vesting condition (the earlier of (i) our liquidation or dissolution, including a change in control transaction, or (ii) the consummation of this offering) and, in the case of certain executive officers, certain public equity valuation milestones. As we transition to become a publicly traded company, we expect that the mix of service- and performance-based components of our equity compensation will shift. To help us achieve our objectives of rewarding our executive officers for their experience and performance and motivating them to achieve our long-term strategic goals following this offering, we anticipate that performance-based vesting conditions applicable to RSUs granted to our executive officers will become more prevalent.

 

   

Stock option grants. In 2018, we granted stock options to certain of our executive officers. Typically, these stock options vest over five years, are subject to a performance-based vesting condition and liquidity event-based vesting condition, which is typically defined as either (i) the effectiveness of a change in control transaction or (ii) the consummation of this offering and, in each case, combined with the achievement of a fully-diluted minimum equity value. We believe that these conditions serve as an effective retention tool while also motivating our executive officers to achieve corporate objectives that provide meaningful returns to our stockholders.

In addition, we have approved accelerated vesting provisions for certain RSU and stock option grants to certain executive officers upon involuntary termination of those executive officers’ employment in connection with a change in control, and limited acceleration in cases of both termination without cause and resignation for good reason in the absence of a change in control. We believe these accelerated vesting provisions reflect current market practices, based on the collective knowledge and experiences of our Compensation Committee members and of our compensation consultants, and allow us to attract and retain the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers. We also believe that these accelerated vesting provisions will encourage our executive officers to focus on continuing normal business operations, remain dedicated to innovating and exploring potential business combinations that may not be in their personal best interests, and maintain a balanced perspective in making overall business decisions during potentially uncertain periods. Specifically, we believe that accelerated vesting provisions reinforce our cultural norms by encouraging our executive officers to make “big bold bets” that help maximize stockholder value if there is a potential transaction that could involve a change in control of our company, even though it may result in the termination of their employment. Additional information regarding accelerated vesting prior to, upon, or following a change in control is discussed below in the section titled “—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

 

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We have also agreed to grant annual equity awards to our executive officers for a specified period of years following their year of hire. Additional information regarding these future equity award commitments with certain of our named executive officers is provided below in the section titled “—Employment Agreements.”

In determining the form, size and material terms, and frequency of executive equity awards, our Compensation Committee customarily considered, among other things, each executive officer’s role criticality relative to others at our company, company and individual performance, the equity awards provided to executive officers of our peer companies, and the determination of our Compensation Committee, Chief Executive Officer, and compensation consultants of the essential need to retain these executive officers.

Post-employment compensation . In hiring several of our named executive officers in 2017 and 2018, we recognized that many of our desired candidates were leaving the security of employment with companies where they had existing severance and change of control compensation benefits. Accordingly, we sought to develop compensation packages that could attract the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers while being sensitive to the need to integrate new executive officers into our existing executive compensation structure. To achieve this balance, we approved severance benefits for certain named executive officers in the event of their involuntary terminations of employment, including in connection with a change in control. As discussed below in the section titled “—Executive Severance Plan,” in March 2019, our Compensation Committee adopted our 2019 Executive Severance Plan (the “Executive Severance Plan”). We believe that these agreements encourage our executive officers to continue normal business operations, remain dedicated to innovating and exploring potential business combinations that may not be in their personal best interests, and maintain a balanced perspective in making overall business decisions during potentially uncertain periods. These arrangements similarly support our executive officers in making “big bold bets” on transactions that maximize stockholder value, even though they may result in a change of control and termination of an executive officer’s employment. We believe the size and terms of these benefits we provided in 2018 appropriately balanced the costs and benefits to our stockholders. We also believe these benefits were consistent with the benefits offered by companies with whom we compete for talent, and accordingly allow us to recruit and retain the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers.

The terms and conditions of employment for each of our named executive officers are set forth in written employment agreements. For a summary of the material terms and conditions of these agreements, see “—Employment Agreements” below. For a summary of the material terms and conditions of the severance and change in control arrangements in effect as of December 31, 2018, see “—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

Employee benefits

We provide health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance benefits to our executive officers, on the same terms and conditions as provided to all other eligible U.S. employees. Our executive officers may also participate in our broad-based 401(k) plan, which currently does not include a company match or discretionary contribution. We believe these benefits are consistent with the broad-based employee benefits provided at the companies with whom we compete for talent and therefore are important to attracting and retaining the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers.

In addition to the employee benefits described above, our named executive officers receive the following benefits and perquisites:

 

   

Security. Ensuring the safety and security of our employees, including our executive officers, is highly important to us. We provide business-related and personal security services, including certified protection officers, secure meeting spaces and lodging, and residential security, to our executive officers as our security team deems appropriate. We do not consider these risk-based security measures provided to our executive officers to be personal benefits, but rather, reasonable and necessary

 

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expenses for the benefit of our company and our stockholders. However, in accordance with SEC disclosure rules, the aggregate incremental cost of these services for our named executive officers is reported in the 2018 Summary Compensation Table below.

 

   

Use of aircraft and cars. Our executive officers can charter aircraft for business purposes and limited personal travel, and we also cover certain commuting and other personal transportation costs for our executive officers. These perquisites are intended to minimize distractions, further ensure the safety of our executives, and enhance productivity while our executive team pursues our mission of setting the world in motion through our products and technology. Any personal use of aircraft and cars paid for by us is reported in the 2018 Summary Compensation Table below.

 

   

Relocation assistance. We believe that the best ideas can come from anywhere. To enable us to attract the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers, certain of our executive officers are eligible to receive or have received relocation assistance when necessary or appropriate, including travel, commuting, and temporary housing costs and reimbursement of moving costs. We also generally offer a tax gross-up to our executive officers for these payments. For a summary of the material terms and conditions of each named executive officer’s relocation benefits, see “—Employment Agreements” below. Some of these relocation expenses were incurred in 2018 and are reported in the 2018 Summary Compensation Table below.

We believe that the benefits and perquisites described above are consistent with our overall executive compensation program, enable us to attract and retain the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers, and provide competitive compensation packages to our named executive officers. We detail the values of security, personal use of aircraft and cars, and other perquisite-related costs in the 2018 Summary Compensation Table below. Following this offering, our Compensation Committee intends to review periodically the levels of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to our named executive officers. Based on these periodic reviews, perquisites may be awarded or adjusted on an individual basis.

Equity Granting Policies

 

   

We encourage our executive officers to hold a significant equity interest in our company, but did not set specific ownership guidelines in 2018. In March 2019, we adopted executive officer and director stock ownership guidelines. For more information about these guidelines, see the section titled “Corporate Governance—Stock Ownership Guidelines” above.

 

   

Our board of directors has delegated authority to our Compensation Committee to grant equity awards to executive officers, and substantially all equity awards granted to our executive officers in 2018 were granted by our Compensation Committee; the remainder were approved by our board of directors.

 

   

To date, we have not used an established set of criteria for granting equity awards; instead, we exercised our judgment and considered, among other things, the executive officer’s role criticality relative to others at our company, company and individual performance, and the determination of our Compensation Committee, Chief Executive Officer, and compensation consultants of the essential need to retain these executive officers in determining equity awards.

 

   

In the absence of a public trading market for our common stock, in 2018 our board of directors periodically determined the fair market value of our common stock in good faith and with the assistance of an established valuation firm.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

Deductibility of executive compensation . Section 162(m) of the Code denies a publicly-traded corporation a federal income tax deduction for remuneration in excess of $1 million per year per person paid to executives designated in Section 162(m) of the Code, including, but not limited to, its Chief Executive Officer, chief

 

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financial officer, and the next three highly compensated executive officers. The existing regulations under Section 162(m) will provide us, as a new publicly-traded company, transition relief from the $1 million deduction limitation until our first stockholders meeting at which directors are elected in the year that is three years following the closing of this offering. However, the IRS has requested comments from interested stakeholders on the application of Section 162(m) to new publicly-traded companies in light of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was passed at the end of 2017, and which made significant changes to Section 162(m). It is possible that the IRS might narrow or eliminate the transition relief. Following this offering, our Compensation Committee intends to monitor regulatory developments and consider the potential effects of Section 162(m) of the Code on the deductibility of compensation paid to our executives. Although our Compensation Committee is mindful of the benefits of tax deductibility when determining executive compensation, we believe that we should not be constrained by the requirements of Section 162(m) where those requirements would impair our flexibility in attracting and retaining the highest level of talented and experienced executive officers and in compensating our executive officers in a manner that best promotes our mission and strategic objectives. As such, we have not adopted a policy that requires that all compensation be deductible; however, we intend to continue to compensate our executive officers in a manner that is fair, competitive, and in the best interests of our company and our stockholders.

Taxation of “parachute” payments and deferred compensation. Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code provide that executive officers and directors who hold significant equity interests and certain other service providers may be subject to an excise tax if they receive payments or benefits in connection with a change in control that exceeds certain prescribed limits, and that the company, or a successor, may forfeit a deduction on the amounts subject to this additional tax. Section 409A of the Code also imposes additional significant taxes on the individual in the event that an executive officer, director, or other service provider receives “deferred compensation” that does not meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. We have not agreed to provide our executive officers, including any named executive officer, with a “gross-up” or other reimbursement payment for any tax liability that he or she might owe as a result of the application of Section 4999 or Section 409A of the Code.

Accounting treatment. The accounting impact of our executive compensation program is one of many factors that are considered in determining the size and structure of our executive compensation program, so that we can ensure that it is reasonable and in the best interests of our stockholders.

Clawback Policy

In March 2019, we adopted a clawback policy to be effective upon the closing of this offering, pursuant to which our board of directors may seek to recover equity compensation from an executive officer awarded after the date of the policy in connection with a material breach by an executive officer of restrictive covenants in agreements between us and such officer, or accounting restatements as a result of material non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement as a result of such officer’s misconduct.

 

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2018 Summary Compensation Table

The following table summarizes information regarding the compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer, our Chief Operating Officer, our Chief Technology Officer, and our Chief People Officer during 2018. We refer to these individuals in this prospectus as our named executive officers. Our named executive officers for 2018 who appear in the 2018 Summary Compensation Table are:

 

   

Dara Khosrowshahi, our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors;

 

   

Nelson Chai, our Chief Financial Officer;

 

   

Barney Harford, our Chief Operating Officer;

 

   

Thuan Pham, our Chief Technology Officer; and

 

   

Nikki Krishnamurthy, our Chief People Officer.

 

                                                                                                                                                  

Name and Principal Position

       Year           Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock
Awards
($) (1)
     Option
Awards
($) (1)
     All Other
Compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 

Dara Khosrowshahi

                

Chief Executive Officer and Director

    2018        1,000,000       2,000,000       40,133,692               2,197,010 (2)       45,330,702  

Nelson Chai (3)

                

Chief Financial Officer

    2018        250,000       429,589       17,763,517        9,225,000        285,824 (4)       27,953,930  

Barney Harford

                

Chief Operating Officer

    2018        500,000       1,000,000       26,272,355        19,581,250        260,720 (5)       47,614,325  

Thuan Pham

                

Chief Technology Officer

    2018        416,667 (6)       825,000 (7)       7,499,979        3,930,000              12,671,646  

Nikki Krishnamurthy (8)

                

Chief People Officer

    2018        125,000       252,055       5,573,222        3,658,000        74,177 (9)       9,682,454  

 

(1)

The amounts reported here do not reflect the actual economic value realized by each named executive officer. In accordance with SEC rules, these columns represent the grant date fair value of shares underlying stock awards and stock options, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2018-07, “Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718).” For additional information, see note 1 in “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock awards and stock options reported in this table are set forth in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Stock-Based Compensation.”

(2)

Includes reimbursements for relocation expenses, temporary housing costs, and commuting expenses in the amount of $89,000, plus a related tax gross-up payment of $98,357. Also includes a premium of $127 for long-term disability insurance, security costs in the amount of $2,009,526, and de minimis amounts for personal travel on charter flights.

(3)

Mr. Chai was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer in September 2018. Accordingly, his salary and bonus reflect prorated amounts for 2018.

(4)

Includes reimbursements for temporary housing costs and commuting expenses in the amount of $123,387, plus a related tax gross-up payment of $144,729. Also includes $17,708 in security expenses.

(5)

Includes a reimbursement for temporary housing costs in the amount of $40,236, plus a related tax gross-up payment of $31,347. Also includes $189,137 in security expenses.

(6)

Amount reflects an annual salary of $250,000 through February 28, 2018 and of $450,000 commencing March 1, 2018.

(7)

Includes $150,000 representing a retention bonus approved by our Compensation Committee in 2017.

(8)

Ms. Krishnamurthy was appointed as our Chief People Officer in October 2018. Accordingly, her salary and bonus reflect prorated amounts for 2018.

(9)

Includes reimbursements for relocation expenses, temporary housing costs, and commuting expenses in the amount of $34,136, plus a related tax gross-up payment of $40,041.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

The following table shows all plan-based awards granted to our named executive officers during 2018. The equity awards granted during 2018 identified in the table below are also reported below in “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018.” For additional information regarding incentive plan awards, please refer to “—Employee Benefits and Stock Plans” below.

 

                                                                                                                                                  

Name

   Grant
Date (1)
     Approval
Date
     Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards
     All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units

(#)
     Exercise
Price or Base
Price of
Option
Awards

($/sh)
     Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards

($) (3)
 
   Threshold
(#)
     Target
(#)
 

Dara Khosrowshahi

     7/31/2018                             677,339               27,499,963  
     5/8/2018                      185,736                      6,316,881  
     5/8/2018               30,956        185,735                      6,316,847  

Nelson Chai

     9/10/2018        8/29/2018               500,000               40.60        9,225,000  
     9/10/2018        8/29/2018               246,305                      9,999,983  
     9/10/2018        8/29/2018        123,153        246,305                      7,763,534  

Barney Harford

     1/30/2018                      6,152                      207,015  
     1/30/2018                      594,353                      19,999,978  
     1/30/2018                      1,250,000               33.65        19,581,250  
     10/29/2018                      74,294                      3,032,681  
     10/29/2018               12,382        74,294                      3,032,681  

Thuan Pham

     3/21/2018                      222,882                      7,499,979  
     3/21/2018                      250,000               33.65        3,930,000  

Nikki Krishnamurthy

     10/29/2018                      97,991                      3,999,993  
     10/29/2018               24,498        48,995                      1,573,229  
     10/29/2018                      200,000               40.82        3,658,000  

 

(1)

The vesting schedule applicable to each award is set forth in the “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018” table.

(2)

Except where indicated, there are no threshold levels applicable to our equity incentive plan awards listed in this table, and none of our equity incentive plan awards contain maximum levels.

(3)

The amounts reported here do not reflect the actual economic value realized by each named executive officer. In accordance with SEC rules, these columns represent the grant date fair value of shares underlying stock awards and stock options, calculated in accordance with Topic 718. For additional information, see note 1 in “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock awards and stock options reported in this table are set forth in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Stock-Based Compensation.”

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018

The following table presents information regarding outstanding equity awards held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2018.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                Option Awards     Stock Awards  

Name

  Grant
Date
    Approval
Date
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options

(#)
    Option
Exercise
Price

($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
that
Have Not
Vested
(#)
    Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That
Have Not
Vested

($) (1)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($) (1)
 

Dara Khosrowshahi

    9/5/2017       5/8/2018                   1,750,000 (2)       33.65 (4)       9/4/2024                          
    9/5/2017       5/8/2018       150,000 (3)       600,000 (3)             33.65 (4)       9/4/2024                          
    5/8/2018                                                       185,736 (5)       8,729,592  
    5/8/2018                                                       185,735 (6)       8,729,545  
    7/31/2018                                           677,339 (7)       31,834,933              

Nelson Chai

    9/10/2018       8/29/2018                   500,000 (8)       40.60       9/9/2028                          
    9/10/2018       8/29/2018                                                 246,305 (9)       11,576,335  
    9/10/2018       8/29/2018                                                 246,305 (10)       11,576,335  

Barney Harford

    1/30/2018                                                       6,152 (11)       289,144  
    1/30/2018                                                       594,353 (12)       27,934,591  
    1/30/2018                         1,250,000 (13)       33.65       1/29/2028                          
    10/29/2018                                                       74,294 (14)       3,491,818  
    10/29/2018                                                       74,294 (15)       3,491,818  

Thuan Pham

    3/31/2015                                                       74,286 (16)       3,491,442  
    4/8/2016                                                       82,018 (17)       3,854,846  
    5/4/2017                                                       16,404 (18)       770,988  
    3/21/2018                                                       222,882 (19)       10,475,454  
    3/21/2018                         250,000 (20)       33.65       3/20/2028                          

Nikki Krishnamurthy

    10/29/2018                                                       97,991 (21)       4,605,577  
    10/29/2018                                                       48,995 (22)       2,302,765  
    10/29/2018                         200,000 (23)       40.82       10/28/2028                          

 

(1)

The market price for our common stock is based on an assumed initial public offering price of our common stock of $47.00 per share.

(2)

20% of these options vest annually commencing on September 5, 2018, provided that Mr. Khosrowshahi remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the occurrence of the earlier of (i) the effectiveness of a change in control transaction with acquisition proceeds of at least $120 billion or (ii) the consummation of this offering and our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period.

(3)

20% of these options vest annually commencing on September 5, 2018, provided that Mr. Khosrowshahi remains in continuous service with us as our Chief Executive Officer.

(4)

On May 8, 2018, we repriced this option grant to shorten the term from 10 years to seven years and to reduce the exercise price from $41.65 per share to $33.65 per share. The fair value of the option grant did not materially change as a result of this repricing.

(5)

25% of these RSUs vest on each of January 18, 2018 and January 18, 2019, and 25% vest on each of January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021, provided that Mr. Khosrowshahi remains in continuous service as our Chief Executive Officer, and additionally subject to the occurrence of the earlier of (i) a change in control (as defined in his employment agreement) and (ii) the release of the underwriter lockup (or, if earlier, March 15 of the calendar year) following this offering (as long as Mr. Khosrowshahi remains employed by us through the occurrence of such event).

(6)

These RSUs vest on March 21, 2021 in amounts based on our and Mr. Khosrowshahi’s performance between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 as determined by metrics including our revenue growth, improvements in our safety record, and the occurrence of this offering, provided that Mr. Khosrowshahi remains in continuous service as our Chief Executive Officer, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) a change in control (as defined in his employment agreement) and (ii) the release of the underwriter lockup (or, if earlier, March 15 of the calendar year) following this offering (as long as Mr. Khosrowshahi remains employed by us through the occurrence of such event). Notwithstanding the foregoing, 100% of these RSUs vest upon our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period.

(7)

100% of these RSUs vest on the earliest of (i) July 1, 2019, (ii) termination of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment by us for no cause or by him for good reason, and (iii) immediately prior to the closing of a change in control, in each case provided that Mr. Khosrowshahi remains in continuous service as our Chief Executive Officer until such date. These RSUs are not transferrable for one year (unless Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment is terminated by him for good reason or by us without cause, each as defined in his employment agreement).

(8)

20% of these options vest annually commencing on September 10, 2019, provided that Mr. Chai remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the occurrence of the earlier of (i) the effectiveness of a change in control transaction with acquisition proceeds of at least

 

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  $120 billion or (ii) the consummation of this offering and our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period.
(9)

25% of these RSUs vest on September 1, 2019 and 1/48 of these RSUs vest monthly thereafter, provided that Mr. Chai remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(10)

(i) Provided Mr. Chai remains employed with us as of September 10, 2021, 50% of these RSUs vest upon our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $100 billion and (ii) provided Mr. Chai remains employed with us as of September 10, 2022, the remaining 50% vest upon our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion, in each case (a) based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period, (b) irrespective of whether Mr. Chai remains in continuous service with us upon such achievement and (c) provided such achievement occurs prior to September 9, 2025.

(11)

1/3 of these RSUs vest monthly commencing on October 1, 2017, provided that Mr. Harford remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(12)

12.5% of these RSUs vest on each of January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020, and 37.5% of these RSUs vest on each of January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, provided that Mr. Harford remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(13)

20% of these options vest annually commencing on January 1, 2019, provided that Mr. Harford remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the occurrence of the earlier of (i) the effectiveness of a change in control transaction with acquisition proceeds of at least $120 billion or (ii) the consummation of this offering and our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period.

(14)

25% of these RSUs vest on January 1, 2019 and 1/48 of these RSUs vest monthly thereafter, provided that Mr. Harford remains in continuous service as our Chief Operating Officer, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(15)

These RSUs vest on March 21, 2021 in amounts based on our and Mr. Harford’s performance between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 as determined by metrics including our revenue growth, improvements in our safety record and the occurrence of this offering, provided that Mr. Harford remains in continuous service as our Chief Operating Officer, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 100% of these RSUs vest upon our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period.

(16)

25% of these RSUs vest on the date of grant and 1/36 of the remaining RSUs vest monthly thereafter, provided that Mr. Pham remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(17)

1/12 of these RSUs vest monthly commencing on May 15, 2017, provided that Mr. Pham remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(18)

1/12 of these RSUs vest monthly commencing on May 1, 2018, provided that Mr. Pham remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(19)

25% of these RSUs vest on March 1, 2019 and 1/48 of these RSUs vest monthly thereafter, provided that Mr. Pham remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(20)

20% of these options vest annually commencing on March 1, 2019, provided that Mr. Pham remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the occurrence of the earlier of (i) the effectiveness of a change in control transaction with acquisition proceeds of at least $120 billion or (ii) the consummation of this offering and our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period.

(21)

25% of these RSUs vest on October 1, 2019 and 1/48 of these RSUs vest monthly thereafter, provided that Ms. Krishnamurthy remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(22)

24,497 of these RSUs will vest on October 1, 2021, provided Ms. Krishnamurthy remains in continuous service with us, and subject to our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $100 billion. As long as Ms. Krishnamurthy remains employed with us as of October 1, 2021, if we have not achieved such equity value as of that date, such RSUs will vest upon such achievement if it occurs prior to October 29, 2025, irrespective of whether Ms. Krishnamurthy remains in continuous service with us after October 1, 2021. The remaining 24,498 of these RSUs will vest on October 1, 2022, provided Ms. Krishnamurthy remains in continuous service with us, and subject to our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion. As long as Ms. Krishnamurthy remains employed with us as of October 1, 2022, if we have not achieved such equity value as of that date, such RSUs will vest upon such achievement if it occurs prior to October 29, 2025, irrespective of whether Ms. Krishnamurthy remains in continuous service with us after October 1, 2022.

(23)

20% of these options vest annually commencing on October 1, 2019, provided that Ms. Krishnamurthy remains in continuous service with us, and subject to the occurrence of the earlier of (i) the effectiveness of a change in control transaction with acquisition proceeds of at least $120 billion or (ii) the consummation of this offering and our achievement over a 90 consecutive day trading period of a fully-diluted equity value of $120 billion based on the average closing price of our common stock during such period.

 

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Stock Option Exercises and Stock Vested During 2018

The following table shows information regarding options that were exercised by our named executive officers during 2018 and each vesting of stock during 2018.

 

                             

Name

   Option Awards   
   Number of
Shares
Acquired  on
Exercise

(#)
    Value Realized on
Exercise
($)
 

Dara Khosrowshahi

            

Nelson Chai

            

Barney Harford

            

Thuan Pham

     83,820 (1)       2,735,835 (2)  

Nikki Krishnamurthy

            

 

(1)

Options exercised on January 18, 2018 in connection with an investment by certain affiliates of SoftBank Group Corp.

(2)

The aggregate value realized upon the exercise of these options was calculated based on the amount by which $32.97, which was the price per share at which Mr. Pham sold the underlying shares, exceeded the exercise price of the options of $0.33 per share.

Pension Benefits

Our named executive officers did not participate in, or otherwise receive any benefits under, any pension or retirement plan sponsored by us during 2018.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

Our named executive officers did not participate in, or earn any benefits under, a nonqualified deferred compensation plan sponsored by us during 2018.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

The section below describes the payments that we would have made to our named executive officers in connection with certain terminations of employment, including in connection with a corporate transaction like a change in control, or continued employment through a change in control, if such events had occurred on December 31, 2018, the last business day of our most recently completed fiscal year. Additionally, the amounts included in the tables below for equity acceleration calculations are all based on the fair market value of our common stock as of such date, as determined by our board of directors, and assume the occurrence of a relevant liquidity event-based vesting condition (as described more fully in the footnotes to the “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018” table above), but not the achievement of any related performance condition tied to our valuation upon the occurrence of such liquidity event. In April 2019, we entered into amended employment agreements with each of our named executive officers that will become effective in connection with this offering. The descriptions of the benefits below are based on the employment agreements in effect with our named executive officers as of December 31, 2018, and the severance provisions in the amended employment agreements have generally grandfathered the severance benefits for our named executive officers applicable as of that date. Additionally, for purposes of the descriptions below, the “change in control period” generally means the period beginning three months before and ending 12 months following a change in control transaction involving us, but in some cases excludes the three months prior to such event. All severance benefits described below would have been subject to such executive entering into an effective release of claims.

 

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Dara Khosrowshahi

Upon termination of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment by us without cause or by him for good reason, each as defined in his employment agreement, Mr. Khosrowshahi would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits:

 

   

24 months of his then-current base salary and 200% of his target bonus for the then-current fiscal year (payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures);

 

   

continued health and welfare benefits for up to 12 months following his termination;

 

   

accelerated vesting of all service-based vesting conditions applicable to his RSUs that were granted on July 31, 2018 and that are scheduled to be granted on July 1, 2019;

 

   

if we achieved a certain performance condition (as described above in the section titled “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018”) prior to his termination, accelerated vesting of the portion of his options subject to both performance- and service-based vesting conditions, as if he remained in continuous service for an additional two years following termination; and

 

   

accelerated vesting of the portion of his options not subject to any performance condition (as described above in the section titled “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018”) equal to (i) 20% multiplied by (ii) a fraction equal to the number of days actually elapsed since the most recent anniversary of the start date of his employment, divided by the number of actual days between such anniversary and the next anniversary.

Upon termination of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment by us without cause or by him for good reason during a change in control period, each as defined in his employment agreement, Mr. Khosrowshahi would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits in lieu of the severance benefits described above:

 

   

only if his termination had occurred within 12 months following a change in control, as defined in his employment agreement, a lump sum payment of 24 months of his then-current base salary and 200% of his target bonus for the then-current fiscal year (otherwise, such payments would have been payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures);

 

   

continued health and welfare benefits for up to 24 months following the termination; and

 

   

accelerated vesting of all service-based vesting conditions applicable to all of his equity awards (other than certain awards subject to performance conditions, if those conditions had not been met at the time of termination).

In the event of a change in control in which any of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s equity awards were to be terminated for no consideration, all of his service-based equity awards that otherwise could have been terminated would have vested in full and become immediately exercisable or settled.

In addition to the severance benefits described above and quantified in the table below, in the event of termination of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment by us without cause or by him for good reason prior to our grant to him of the $27.5 million worth of RSUs described below in “—Employment Agreements,” then such RSUs would have been granted to him on the day immediately preceding such termination.

 

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The following table sets forth quantitative estimates of the benefits that Mr. Khosrowshahi would have received in the event of his termination, including a termination in connection with a change in control, or his continued employment in connection with a change in control, assuming the event took place on December 31, 2018.

 

                                                                                                        

Termination or Change in Control Event

   Salary
Continuation
($)
     Bonus
Continuation
($)
     Continued
Benefits

($)
     Equity
Acceleration
($)
     Total
($)
 

Involuntary termination not in connection with a change in control

     2,000,000        4,000,000        18,885        29,226,942        35,245,827  

Involuntary termination upon a change in control

     2,000,000        4,000,000        37,770        42,019,949        48,057,719  

Employment continues upon a change in control

                          42,019,949        42,019,949  

Nelson Chai

Upon termination of Mr. Chai’s employment without cause or by him for good reason, each as defined in his employment agreement, Mr. Chai would have been entitled to receive 12 months of his then-current base salary and 100% of his then-current target bonus (each payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures).

Upon termination of Mr. Chai’s employment within the first two years of his employment (i) by us without cause, as defined in his employment agreement, after or in connection with a change of our current Chief Executive Officer; or (ii) by him for good reason, as defined in his employment agreement (if such good reason had been a material reduction in his responsibilities or a diminution in his title or position), Mr. Chai would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits in lieu of the severance benefits described above and below:

 

   

12 months of his then-current base salary and 100% of his then-current target bonus (payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures);

 

   

accelerated satisfaction of the service-based vesting conditions of his RSUs that were granted on September 10, 2018 and are subject only to a service condition, as if he had remained employed by us for an additional 12 months following his actual termination date (although in no case would he have been credited with fewer than two years of vesting); and

 

   

to the extent unvested, accelerated vesting of his RSUs and options that were granted on September 10, 2018 and are subject to a performance condition upon his termination date if the performance conditions (as described above in the section titled “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018”) had been satisfied. To the extent such conditions had not been satisfied, these RSUs and options would have remained outstanding for 12 months following his termination date, and if such conditions had been met within 12 months, such RSUs and options would have vested without consideration of any service-based vesting conditions.

In addition, upon termination of Mr. Chai’s employment by us without cause or by him for good reason (as described below in “—Employment Agreements”) (such termination being referred to as a qualifying termination) within the change in control period, as defined in his employment agreement, Mr. Chai would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits in lieu of the severance benefits described above:

 

   

12 months of his then-current base salary and 100% of his target bonus for the then-current fiscal year (payable in a lump sum if the change in control had occurred before the qualifying termination, or in installments if it had occurred after the qualifying termination);

 

   

accelerated vesting of his RSUs that were granted on September 10, 2018 and are subject only to a service condition, upon the later of (i) the termination or (ii) the change in control; and

 

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accelerated vesting of his RSUs and options that were granted on September 10, 2018 and are subject to a performance condition to the extent the performance condition (as described above in the section titled “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018”) had been met either prior to his termination or, if the termination had occurred during the change in control period but prior to a change in control with acquisition proceeds of at least $120 billion, upon the change in control that had occurred within three months after his qualifying termination.

In the event of a change in control in which any of Mr. Chai’s equity awards were to be terminated for no consideration, all of his service-based equity awards that otherwise could have been terminated would have vested in full and become immediately exercisable or settled.

The following table sets forth quantitative estimates of the benefits that Mr. Chai would have received in the event of his termination, including a termination in connection with a change of control, or his continued employment in connection with a change in control, assuming the event took place on December 31, 2018.

 

                                                                                   

Termination or Change in Control Event

   Salary
Continuation
($)
     Bonus
Continuation
($)
(1)
     Equity
Acceleration

($)
     Total
($)
 

Involuntary termination not in connection with a change in control

     800,000        800,000        3,272,764        4,872,764  

Involuntary termination upon a change in control

     800,000        800,000        10,472,889        12,072,889  

Employment continues upon a change in control

                   10,472,889        10,472,889  

 

(1)

Amount reflects Mr. Chai’s full annual bonus, rather than his prorated bonus for 2018.

Barney Harford

Upon termination of Mr. Harford’s employment by us without cause or by him for good reason, each as defined in his employment agreement, Mr. Harford would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits:

 

   

12 months of his then-current base salary and 100% of his target bonus for the then-current fiscal year (payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures); and

 

   

to the extent any performance-based vesting conditions (as described above in the section titled “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018”) had been met (except any performance-based vesting condition that is a liquidity event-based vesting condition), accelerated satisfaction of the service-based vesting conditions of his options and 594,353 RSUs granted on January 30, 2018, each calculated as if he had remained in continuous service as our Chief Operating Officer for an additional 12 months following his actual termination date.

Upon termination of Mr. Harford’s employment by us without cause or by him with good reason during the change in control period, as defined in his employment agreement, Mr. Harford would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits in lieu of the severance benefits described above:

 

   

12 months of his then-current base salary and 100% of his target bonus for the then-current fiscal year (payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures);

 

   

accelerated vesting of his grant of 594,353 RSUs on January 30, 2018 upon the later of (i) the termination or (ii) the change in control, as defined in his employment agreement; and

 

   

accelerated vesting of his options granted on January 30, 2018 to the extent the performance conditions (as described above in the section titled “—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018”) had been met either (i) prior to his termination; or (ii) if the termination is during the change in control period but prior to a qualifying change in control, as defined in his employment agreement, upon the qualifying change in control that occurs within three months after his termination.

 

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In the event of a change in control in which any of Mr. Harford’s equity awards were to be terminated for no consideration, all of Mr. Harford’s service-based equity awards that otherwise could be terminated would have vested in full and become immediately exercisable or settled.

The following table sets forth quantitative estimates of the benefits that Mr. Harford would have received in the event of his termination, including a termination in connection with a change in control, or his continued employment in connection with a change in control, assuming the event took place on December 31, 2018.

 

                                                                                   

Termination or Change in Control Event

   Salary
Continuation
($)
     Bonus
Continuation
($)
     Equity
Acceleration

($)
     Total
($)
 

Involuntary termination not in connection with a change in control

     500,000        1,000,000        3,158,981        4,658,981  

Involuntary termination upon a change in control

     500,000        1,000,000        25,271,890        26,771,890  

Employment continues upon a change in control

                   25,271,890        25,271,890  

Nikki Krishnamurthy

Upon termination of Ms. Krishnamurthy’s employment without cause or by her for good reason, each as defined in her employment agreement, Ms. Krishnamurthy would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits:

 

   

12 months of her then-current base salary and 100% of her then-current target bonus (payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures);

 

   

continued medical benefits for 12 months;

 

   

full accelerated vesting of her RSUs not subject to a performance condition and any such RSUs that may be granted on an annual basis (as contemplated in her employment agreement), as if she had remained employed by us for an additional 12 months following her actual termination date; and

 

   

waiver of any repayment obligations to us for her relocation expenses.

In addition, upon termination of Ms. Krishnamurthy’s employment by us without cause or by her for good reason during a change in control period, each as defined in her employment agreement, Ms. Krishnamurthy would have been entitled to receive the following severance benefits in lieu of the severance benefits described above:

 

   

12 months of her then-current base salary and 100% of her then-current target bonus (payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures);

 

   

continued medical benefits for 12 months;

 

   

full accelerated vesting of her RSUs not subject to a performance condition and any such RSUs that may be granted on an annual basis (as contemplated in her employment agreement); and

 

   

waiver of any repayment obligations to us for her relocation expenses.

The following table sets forth quantitative estimates of the benefits that Ms. Krishnamurthy would have received in the event of her termination, including a termination in connection with a change in control, assuming the event took place on December 31, 2018.

 

                                                                                                        

Termination or Change in Control Event

   Salary
Continuation
($)
     Bonus
Continuation

($) (1)
     Continued
Benefits
($)
     Equity
Acceleration

($)
     Total
($)
 

Involuntary termination not in connection with a change in control

     500,000        500,000        18,574        1,215,264        2,233,838  

Involuntary termination upon a change in control

     500,000        500,000        18,574        4,166,577        5,185,151  

 

(1)

Amount reflects Ms. Krishnamurthy’s full annual bonus, rather than her prorated bonus for 2018.

 

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Employment Agreements

In April 2019, we entered into amended employment agreements with each of our named executive officers that will be effective as of the closing of this offering. The employment agreements generally have no specific term and provide for at-will employment. The employment agreements also set forth each named executive officer’s initial base salary, eligibility for an annual cash incentive opportunity, certain employee benefits, the terms of certain equity grants, and, in some cases, accelerated vesting of equity awards and/or severance benefits upon a qualifying termination of employment. The key terms of employment with each of our named executive officers are described below, and any potential payments and benefits due upon a termination of employment or change in control are described and quantified above in the section titled “—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

Dara Khosrowshahi

We entered into a new employment agreement with Dara Khosrowshahi, our Chief Executive Officer, which will be effective upon the closing of this offering. Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $1 million, which may be increased by our board of directors or Compensation Committee, and an annual target bonus of no less than $2 million, to be determined by our Compensation Committee after consultation with Mr. Khosrowshahi. The actual amount of any bonus, and Mr. Khosrowshahi’s entitlement to the bonus, will be subject to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan. Historical equity grants made to Mr. Khosrowshahi are outlined above in the section titled “—Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.”

Under the terms of his employment agreement, consistent with our obligations to Mr. Khosrowshahi under his offer letter, we agreed that, upon the first meeting of our board of directors or Compensation Committee following July 1, 2019 (or on the day immediately preceding his earlier termination as described above in the section titled “—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control”), we will grant to Mr. Khosrowshahi $27.5 million worth of RSUs based on the fair market value of our common stock on such date as determined by our board of directors (or, as described above in the section titled “—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control,” on the date immediately preceding such termination). Mr. Khosrowshahi will forfeit such grant for no consideration if he does not remain in continuous service as our Chief Executive Officer until the first anniversary of the grant (unless Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment is terminated by him for good reason or by us without cause, each as defined in his employment agreement). In addition, Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment agreement provides that we will grant him annual equity awards comparable in value to the first annual RSU award we granted to him, in exact amounts and on terms and conditions to be determined by our board of directors or Compensation Committee.

In the event of a change in control in which any of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s equity awards are to be terminated for no consideration, all of his service-based equity awards (including awards with performance-based vesting conditions that have been satisfied) that otherwise could be terminated will vest in full and become immediately exercisable or settled.

In the event of termination of Mr. Khosrowshahi’s employment by us without cause or by him for good reason prior to our grant to him of the $27.5 million worth of RSUs described above, then such RSUs will be granted to him on the day immediately preceding such termination. These RSUs will vest immediately.

Nelson Chai

We entered into a new employment agreement with Nelson Chai, our Chief Financial Officer, which will be effective upon the closing of this offering. Mr. Chai’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $800,000 and a 2019 target cash bonus equal to $800,000 based on our and Mr. Chai’s performance. The actual amount of any bonus, and Mr. Chai’s entitlement to the bonus, will be subject to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan. Historical equity grants made to Mr. Chai are outlined above in the section titled “—Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.”

 

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Under the terms of his employment agreement, we agreed to grant to Mr. Chai $5 million worth of RSUs in each of 2021 and 2022 based on the closing price of our common stock on the respective grant dates.

In the event of a change in control in which any of Mr. Chai’s equity awards are to be terminated for no consideration, all of his service-based equity awards (including awards with performance-based vesting conditions that have been satisfied) that otherwise could be terminated will vest in full and become immediately exercisable or settled. In addition, Mr. Chai’s equity awards will be treated no less favorably than the equity awards of our Chief Executive Officer in the event of a change in control.

Barney Harford

We entered into a new employment agreement with Barney Harford, our Chief Operating Officer, which will be effective upon the closing of this offering. Mr. Harford’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $500,000 and an annual target bonus of $1 million based on our and Mr. Harford’s performance. The actual amount of any bonus, and Mr. Harford’s entitlement to the bonus, will be subject to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan. Historical equity grants made to Mr. Harford are outlined above in the section titled “—Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.”

Under the terms of his employment agreement, we agreed to grant to Mr. Harford $6.25 million worth of RSUs in each of 2020 and 2021 based on the closing price per share of our common stock on the respective grant dates. Fifty percent of these RSUs will vest over a four-year period, subject to Mr. Harford’s continued employment with us, and the remaining 50% will vest subject to performance-based goals generally consistent with performance criteria we establish for other senior executives.

In the event of a change in control in which any of Mr. Harford’s equity awards are to be terminated for no consideration, all of Mr. Harford’s service-based equity awards (including awards with performance-based vesting conditions that have been satisfied) that otherwise could be terminated will vest in full and become immediately exercisable or settled. In the event of a change in control with acquisition proceeds of at least $120 billion, the service-based vesting conditions applicable to Mr. Harford’s option will lapse.

In the event we and Mr. Harford agree that he will relocate his principal place of employment, Mr. Harford will be entitled to relocation benefits in accordance with our relocation policy then in effect.

Thuan Pham

We entered into a new employment agreement with Thuan Pham, our Chief Technology Officer, which will be effective upon the closing of this offering. Mr. Pham’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $500,000 and a 2019 target cash bonus equal to $375,000 based on our and Mr. Pham’s performance. The actual amount of any bonus, and Mr. Pham’s entitlement to the bonus, will be subject to the terms of the Executive Bonus Plan. Historical equity grants made to Mr. Pham are outlined above in the section titled “—Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.”

Nikki Krishnamurthy

We entered into a new employment agreement with Nikki Krishnamurthy, our Chief People Officer, which will be effective upon the closing of this offering. Ms. Krishnamurthy’s employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of $500,000 and a target cash bonus equal to 100% of her base salary based on our and Ms. Krishnamurthy’s performance. The actual amount of any bonus, and Ms. Krishnamurthy’s entitlement to the bonus, will be subject to the terms of the Bonus Plan. Historical equity grants to Ms. Krishnamurthy are outlined above in the section titled “—Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.”

 

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Employee Benefits and Stock Plans

The principal features of our Executive Severance Plan, our equity incentive plans, our ESPP, and our 401(k) plan are summarized below. These summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual text of the plans, which, other than the 401(k) plan, are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Executive Severance Plan

In March 2019, our Compensation Committee adopted our Executive Severance Plan. The Compensation Committee administers the Executive Severance Plan and designates employees who are eligible to participate. Each of our executive officers is expected to participate in the Executive Severance Plan, in some cases with modifications to address individual circumstances. If a participant in the Executive Severance Plan is terminated by us without cause or resigns for good reason (each as defined in the Executive Severance Plan), and the participant executes and does not revoke a release in our favor, the participant will be eligible for the following benefits (unless modified pursuant to the participant’s employment or other participation agreement):

 

   

12 months (24 months for our Chief Executive Officer) of the participant’s then-current base salary and 100% (200% for our Chief Executive Officer) of the participant’s then-current target bonus (payable in a lump sum if the termination of employment occurs within one year after a change in control, and otherwise payable in equal installments in accordance with our standard payroll procedures);

 

   

an additional lump sum cash payment equal to 12 times the monthly premiums for the health and dental benefit coverage in effect immediately preceding the participant’s termination (or 18 months for our Chief Executive Officer if the termination occurs during the 15-month period beginning three months before a change in control);

 

   

pro rata monthly vesting of service-based equity awards that would otherwise vest less frequently than monthly, for the months that elapsed between the prior vest date and the participant’s termination; and

 

   

if the termination occurs during the 15-month period beginning three months before a change in control, all service-based vesting conditions applicable to the participant’s equity awards lapse, and all performance-based vesting conditions will be deemed satisfied at a level reasonably determined by the Compensation Committee based on actual performance as of the date of the termination.

2010 Stock Plan

Our 2010 Plan was adopted by our board of directors and our stockholders in August 2010, and was last amended in July 2013. Our 2010 Plan was terminated in connection with our adoption of our 2013 Plan. As of March 31, 2019, options to purchase 5,275,329 shares of our common stock remained outstanding. The options outstanding as of March 31, 2019 had a weighted-average exercise price of $0.06 per share. Awards granted under the 2010 Plan generally are subject to the terms similar to those described below with respect to options granted under the 2013 Plan.

Our 2010 Plan is currently administered by our Compensation Committee, or by our board of directors acting in place of our Compensation Committee. The administrator has the authority to construe and interpret our 2010 Plan and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the plan.

In the event of a “corporate transaction” (as such term is defined in the 2010 Plan), the 2010 Plan provides that options may be assumed or substituted, terminated without consideration (provided that a participant is given an opportunity to exercise vested options prior to the consummation of the transaction), or settled by payment (in cash, securities, or other property) for a payment equal to the per share value in the transaction, multiplied by the number of vested shares subject to the option minus the aggregate exercise price. Our board of directors, in its sole discretion, may provide in any award agreement for the accelerated vesting of awards.

 

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Awards granted under our 2010 Plan may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, with respect to NSOs, our board of directors may grant NSOs that may be transferred pursuant to certain instruments to certain trusts in the event of death, or by gift to immediate family members.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

Our 2013 Plan was adopted by our board of directors and our stockholders in July 2013, and was last amended in January 2019. The 2013 Plan provides for the grant of ISOs, NSOs, SARs, restricted stock awards, and RSUs. ISOs may be granted only to our employees, including our officers, and the employees of any parent or subsidiary. All other awards may be granted to our employees, including our officers, our non-employee directors and consultants, and the employees and consultants of our affiliates.

Our 2013 Plan is currently administered by our Compensation Committee, or by our board of directors acting in place of our Compensation Committee. The administrator has the authority to construe and interpret our 2013 Plan and any agreement or document executed pursuant to the plan, grant awards, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the plan.

Our 2013 Plan will terminate ten years from the later of the date our board of directors approves the plan or the most recent increase in the number of shares reserved under the plan, unless it is terminated earlier by our board of directors. Our board of directors may amend or terminate our 2013 Plan at any time, but such amendment or termination may not affect any shares previously issued or any award previously granted under the plan. If our board of directors amends our 2013 Plan, it does not need to ask for stockholder approval of the amendment unless required by applicable law.

In the event of an “acquisition” or “other combination” (as such terms are defined in the 2013 Plan), the 2013 Plan provides that awards may be continued, assumed, substituted, settled by payment (in cash or securities of the surviving corporation or its parent) of the full value of the award, accelerated (in full or in part), or cancelled without consideration, and awards would terminate upon the consummation of the acquisition or other combination unless they are continued, assumed, or substituted. Our board of directors, in its sole discretion, may provide for the accelerated vesting of awards.

Awards granted under our 2013 Plan generally may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, unless otherwise permitted by the administrator.

As of March 31, 2019, we had reserved 293,200,000 shares of our common stock for issuance under our 2013 Plan. As of March 31, 2019, options to purchase 37,157,490 shares of our common stock, SARs covering 802,953 shares of our common stock, and RSUs covering 168,114,531 shares of our common stock remained outstanding, and 72,712,956 shares of our common stock remained available for future grant. The stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2019 had a weighted-average exercise price of $10.68 per share, and the SARs had a weighted-average exercise price of $18.09 per share.

2019 Equity Incentive Plan

In March 2019, our board of directors adopted our 2019 Plan, and in April 2019, our stockholders approved the 2019 Plan. The 2019 Plan will become effective on the date of the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters for this offering. The 2019 Plan will be the successor to our 2013 Plan.

Our 2019 Plan provides for the grant of ISOs, NSOs, SARs, restricted stock awards, RSUs, performance-based awards, and other awards (that are based in whole or in part by reference to our common stock) (collectively, “awards”). ISOs may be granted only to our employees, including our officers, and the employees of any parent or subsidiary. All other awards may be granted to our employees, including our officers, our non-employee directors and consultants, and the employees and consultants of our affiliates. Participants must be natural persons who render bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction.

 

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The total number of shares of our common stock reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to the 2019 Plan will not exceed 300,000,000 shares, which is the sum of (a) 130,000,000 shares plus (b) up to 170,000,000 of the following shares:

 

   

shares subject to awards granted under the 2010 Plan, the 2013 Plan, or the 2019 Plan that are subsequently cancelled, forfeited, or settled in cash;

 

   

shares subject to awards granted under the 2010 Plan, the 2013 Plan, or the 2019 Plan that expire by their terms;

 

   

shares repurchased by us in connection with a forfeiture provision or repurchase right;

 

   

shares surrendered under a repricing or exchange program; and

 

   

shares subject to awards under the 2010 Plan, the 2013 Plan, or the 2019 Plan that are used to pay the exercise price of an award or withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an award.

In addition, the 2019 Plan contains an “evergreen” provision that will automatically increase the share reserve on January 1 of each year beginning in 2020 and continuing through 2029 by a number of shares equal to 5.0% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year, or a lesser number of shares as determined by our board of directors. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued on the exercise of ISOs under our 2019 Plan is 1,300,000,000 shares.

Shares issued under the 2019 Plan may be previously unissued shares or reacquired shares.

The 2019 Plan may be administered by our board of directors, our Compensation Committee, or those persons to whom administration of the 2019 Plan, or part of the 2019 Plan, has been delegated as permitted by the terms of the 2019 Plan and applicable law. We expect that our Compensation Committee will administer the 2019 Plan. The administrator will have the authority to construe and interpret our 2019 Plan and any agreement or document executed according to the 2019 Plan, grant awards and determine their terms, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the plan.

The administrator may grant awards that vest based on continued service or the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals during a designated performance period, or a combination of the foregoing. The administrator may also reduce or waive any performance criteria with respect to performance goals, or adjust performance goals to take into account changes in law and accounting or tax rules as the administrator deems necessary or appropriate, or to reflect the impact of extraordinary or unusual items, events, or circumstances to avoid windfalls or hardships. The administrator may also adjust or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of performance goals in its sole discretion, subject to any limitations contained in the award agreement and compliance with applicable law.

In the event of a stock split or other change in our capital structure without our receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments will be made to the maximum number and/or class of shares reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan, the ISO limit, and the class and/or number of shares and exercise price or purchase price, if applicable, of outstanding awards under our 2019 Plan.

If we are party to a “corporate transaction” (as defined in the 2019 Plan), outstanding awards, including any vesting provisions, may be assumed, substituted, settled by payment (in cash or securities of the surviving corporation or its parent) of the full value of the awards, accelerated (in full or in part), and/or cancelled without consideration, and awards will terminate upon the consummation of the transaction unless they are continued, assumed, or substituted.

Under our 2019 Plan, the administrator may provide for limitations on the transferability of awards in its sole discretion. Awards are generally not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless otherwise provided by the administrator.

 

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The 2019 Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date on which our board of directors adopted the plan. Our board of directors will have the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate our 2019 Plan, although certain material amendments require the approval of our stockholders, and amendments that would materially impair the rights of any participant require the consent of that participant. No awards may be granted under our 2019 Plan while it is suspended or after it is terminated.

2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In March 2019, our board of directors adopted our ESPP, and in April 2019, our stockholders approved our ESPP. The ESPP will become effective on the date of the underwriting agreement between us and the underwriters for this offering. The purpose of the ESPP is to enable eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount following the date of this offering.

Our ESPP includes a component that is intended to qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Code and also authorizes the grant of purchase rights under a component that is not intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

The total number of shares of our common stock reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to the ESPP is 25,000,000 shares. In addition, the ESPP contains an “evergreen” provision that will automatically increase the share reserve on January 1 of each year beginning in 2020 and continuing through 2029 by the lesser of (a) 1.0% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year, and (b) 25,000,000 shares. However, our board or Compensation Committee may reduce the amount of the increase in any particular year.

The ESPP may be administered by our board of directors or a committee of one or more members of our board of directors. We expect that our Compensation Committee will administer the ESPP. The administrator will have full power to implement and carry out the ESPP, designate which of our subsidiaries and affiliates may participate in the ESPP, determine the terms of each offering, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the ESPP, subject to the provisions of the ESPP and the limitations of Section 423 of the Code.

Generally, all regular employees, including executive officers, employed by us or by any of our designated affiliates may participate in the ESPP and may contribute (generally through payroll deductions) up to 15% percent of their earnings (as defined in the ESPP) for the purchase of our common stock under the ESPP.

The ESPP will be implemented through a series of discrete offerings with durations of not more than 27 months, and the administrator may specify shorter purchase periods within each offering. Common stock will be purchased for the accounts of participants at a price per share determined under the terms of the applicable offering, which may be at a discount from the trading price of our common stock on the date of purchase. The maximum discount permissible under the ESPP for offerings that are intended to be tax qualified under Section 423 of the Code is the lesser of (1) 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the first date of an offering and (2) 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of purchase. We may hold concurrent or overlapping offerings under the ESPP. An offering under the ESPP may be terminated under certain circumstances. Under applicable tax rules, an employee may purchase no more than $25,000 worth of shares of our common stock, valued at the start of the offering period, under the ESPP for each calendar year in which a purchase right is outstanding.

In the event of a stock split or other change in our capital structure without our receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments will be made to the maximum number and/or class of shares reserved under the ESPP, the number of shares and purchase price of each option under the ESPP that has not yet been exercised, and the other numerical share limits specified by the ESPP.

 

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The accumulated contributions of any employee who is not a participant on the last day of a purchase period will be refunded. An employee’s rights under the ESPP terminate upon voluntary withdrawal from an offering or when the employee ceases employment with us for any reason.

If we experience a “corporate transaction” (as defined in the ESPP) or a spin-off, any then-outstanding rights to purchase our stock through an ongoing offering under the ESPP may be assumed, continued, or substituted by any surviving or acquiring entity (or its parent company), or such offering may be shortened and terminated on a new purchase date set to occur on or prior to the closing of such transaction.

Our board of directors will have the authority to amend, suspend, or terminate our ESPP at any time.

401(k) Plan

We maintain a 401(k) plan that provides eligible U.S. employees with an opportunity to save for retirement on a tax advantaged basis. Eligible employees are able to defer eligible compensation up to certain Code limits, which are updated annually. Contributions are allocated to each participant’s individual account and are then invested in selected investment alternatives according to the participants’ directions. Employees are immediately and fully vested in their own contributions. The 401(k) plan is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, with the related trust intended to be tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. As a tax-qualified retirement plan, contributions to the 401(k) plan are deductible by us when made, and contributions and earnings on those amounts are not taxable to the employees until withdrawn or distributed from the 401(k) plan.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Aside from Ryan Graves, none of the members of our Compensation Committee is currently, or has been at any time, one of our officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or has served during the last year, as a member of the board of directors or Compensation Committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our board of directors or Compensation Committee. See the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” for information about related party transactions involving members of our Compensation Committee or their affiliates.

Limitations of Liability and Indemnification Matters

On the closing of this offering, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain provisions that limit the liability of our current and former directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for:

 

   

any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;

 

   

any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions; or

 

   

any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Such limitation of liability does not apply to liabilities arising under federal securities laws and does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect on the closing of this offering will authorize us to indemnify our directors, officers, employees, and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Our amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect on the closing of this offering will provide that we are required to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware

 

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law. Our amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect on the closing of this offering will also provide that, on satisfaction of certain conditions, we will advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, and permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee, or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in that capacity regardless of whether we would otherwise be permitted to indemnify him or her under the provisions of Delaware law. We have entered and expect to continue to enter into agreements to indemnify our directors, executive officers, and other employees as determined by the board of directors. With certain exceptions, these agreements provide for indemnification for related expenses including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, and settlement amounts incurred by any of these individuals in any action or proceeding. We believe that these provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. We also maintain customary directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders. Further, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification provisions.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for directors, executive officers, or persons controlling us, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plans

Our directors and officers may adopt written plans, known as Rule 10b5-1 plans, in which they will contract with a broker to buy or sell shares of our common stock on a periodic basis. Under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, a broker executes trades under parameters established by the director or officer when entering into the plan, without further direction from them. The director or officer may amend a Rule 10b5-1 plan in some circumstances and may terminate a plan at any time. Our directors and executive officers may also buy or sell additional shares outside of a Rule 10b5-1 plan when they do not possess material nonpublic information, subject to compliance with the terms of our insider trading policy. During the first 180 days after the date of this prospectus, there will be no sales of any shares under any such plans.

Director Compensation

In 2018, we compensated members of our board of directors in accordance with a policy established by our Compensation Committee in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other members of our senior management team. In March 2019, we adopted our Director Compensation Policy. The Director Compensation Policy will govern compensation paid to our existing non-employee directors beginning January 1, 2020 and to any newly appointed directors as of the closing of this offering and is intended to reward our directors for their experience and performance, motivate them to achieve our long-term strategic goals, and help align our director compensation program with those of leading U.S.-based publicly traded companies. As we transition to become a publicly traded company, we intend to periodically evaluate our Director Compensation Policy as part of our regular reviews of our overall compensation strategy.

One-Time Grants

Under our board of directors compensation policy for 2018, new directors joining our board of directors received a one-time grant of $800,000 worth of RSUs based on the fair market value of our common stock at the time of the grant.

 

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The Chairperson of our board of directors, Ronald Sugar, was entitled to a one-time grant of $1.6 million worth of RSUs following his appointment along with an additional $250,000 worth of RSUs as compensation for the significant time and effort dedicated by Dr. Sugar when joining our board of directors, in each case based on the fair market value of our common stock at the time of the grant. All of these RSUs vest quarterly over four years.

Annual Grants

Our director compensation policy for 2018 provided that we would grant $35,000 worth of RSUs to the Chair of our Audit Committee, $25,000 worth of RSUs to the Chair of our Compensation Committee, $20,000 worth of RSUs to each member of our Audit Committee, and $15,000 worth of RSUs to each member of our Compensation Committee, in each case on an annual basis and based on the fair market value of our common stock at the time of the grants. These RSUs vest at the end of each calendar year and vest ratably for partial year service.

For 2018, grants for other committees established on an ad hoc basis by our board of directors were determined by our Compensation Committee in consultation with our Nominating and Governance Committee and board of directors. However, pursuant to our director compensation policy for 2018, we did not make equity grants to any director elected to represent one of our stockholders (each, an “Investor Director”).

Other Components

Non-employee directors did not receive any cash compensation for their services as members of our board of directors or any committee thereof in 2018.

In 2018, our board of directors authorized purchases of up to $5 million in common stock per member of our board of directors (including Investor Directors) under our 2013 Plan based on the then-current fair market value of our common stock. These purchases were intended to allow directors to further align their financial interests with those of our stockholders and employees. Pursuant to this authorization, in 2018, Dr. Ronald Sugar, Ursula Burns, H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, and John Thain each purchased 122,489 shares of our common stock for $5 million and Wan Ling Martello purchased 24,498 shares of our common stock for $1 million.

We also offered reimbursements to our directors, including our Investor Directors, for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including travel and lodging, incurred in attending meetings of our board of directors and committees.

The following table summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each of our non-employee directors during 2018.

 

                                         

Name

   Stock Awards
($) (1)
    Total
($)
 

Ronald Sugar

     1,850,000 (2)       1,850,000  

Ursula Burns

     20,000 (3)       20,000  

Garrett Camp

            

Matt Cohler

            

Ryan Graves

            

Arianna Huffington

     340,000 (4)       340,000  

Travis Kalanick

            

Wan Ling Martello

     360,000 (5)       360,000  

H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan

            

John Thain

     20,000 (6)       20,000  

David Trujillo

            

 

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(1)

The amounts reported here do not reflect the actual economic value realized by each director. In accordance with SEC rules, this column represents the grant date fair value of shares underlying stock awards, calculated in accordance with Topic 718. For additional information, see note 1 in “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock awards and stock options reported in this table are set forth in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Stock-Based Compensation.” The aggregate number of stock awards outstanding for our non-employee directors as of December 31, 2018 was: 45,567 RSUs for Dr. Sugar; 16,997 RSUs for Ms. Burns; 25,506 RSUs for Ms. Huffington; 27,101 RSUs for Ms. Martello; and 16,997 RSUs for Mr. Thain.

(2)

1/16 of these RSUs vest every three months commencing on October 16, 2018, provided that Dr. Sugar remains in continuous service with us as Chairperson of our board of directors, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(3)

These RSUs vest ratably on December 31, 2018 based on the number of months in 2018 that Ms. Burns serves as a non-chair member of our Audit Committee, subject to Ms. Burns’ continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(4)

Granted in recognition of her service as chair of one of our ad hoc committees in 2017, 9,658 of these RSUs vest immediately, subject to Ms. Huffington’s continuous service with us, upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. The remaining 445 of these RSUs vest ratably on December 31, 2018 based on the number of months in 2018 that Ms. Huffington serves as a non-chair member of our Compensation Committee, subject to Ms. Huffington’s continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

(5)

Granted in recognition of her service as chair of our Audit Committee in 2017, 9,658 of these RSUs vest immediately, subject to Ms. Martello’s continuous service with us, upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution or winding up. The remaining 1,040 of these RSUs vest ratably on December 31, 2018 based on the number of months in 2018 that Ms. Martello serves as the chair of our Audit Committee, subject to Ms. Martello’s continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

(6)

These RSUs vest ratably on December 31, 2018 based on the number of months in 2018 that Mr. Thain serves as a non-chair member of our Audit Committee, subject to Mr. Thain’s continuous service with us, and subject to the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of this offering or (ii) our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

Other than the executive officer and director compensation arrangements discussed in the section titled “Executive Compensation” above and compensation to other executive officers that would have been disclosed in that section if such executive officers had been named executive officers, we describe transactions and series of similar transactions, since January 1, 2016, to which we participated or will participate, in which:

 

   

the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and

 

   

any of our then directors, executive officers, or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock at the time of such transaction, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Series G Preferred Stock Financing

Between December 2015 and February 2017, we sold an aggregate of 139.4 million shares of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock at a purchase price of $48.772228 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.8 billion, and warrants exercisable for an aggregate 6.2 million shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of either $0.01 or $0.00001 per share (the “Series G Financing”). All purchasers of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock are entitled to specified registration rights. See the section titled “Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights” for more information regarding these registration rights. The following table summarizes the Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock purchased by our executive officers, members of our board of directors or their affiliates, and holders of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock:

 

                                                              

Name of Stockholder

   Shares of Series G
Preferred Stock
     Series G Preferred
Stock Warrants
     Total Purchase Price  

The Public Investment Fund (1)

     71,762,151        1,537,761 (2)      $ 3,499,999,990.35  

Blissful Thousand Limited (3)

     20,503,471        3,618,260 (4)      $ 999,999,962.40  

 

(1)

His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan, a member of our board of directors, is the managing director of The Public Investment Fund.

(2)

The Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants issued to The Public Investment Fund were exercised on a cashless basis for an aggregate of 1,078,390 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock in July 2017 and August 2018. No Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants issued to The Public Investment Fund remain outstanding after such cashless exercises.

(3)

Blissful Thousand Limited, an entity affiliated with Didi, is an affiliate of Cheng Wei, a former non-voting member of our board of directors.

(4)

The Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant issued to Blissful Thousand Limited terminated pursuant to its terms in January 2018 and an aggregate of 753,804 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock issued in connection with the previous exercises of the Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants by Blissful Thousand Limited were repurchased at $0.00001 per share in May 2018.

Series G-1 Preferred Stock Financing

Between January and October 2018, we sold an aggregate of 35.9 million shares of our Series G-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock at a purchase price of $48.772228 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.8 billion (the “Series G-1 Financing”). All purchasers of our Series G-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock are entitled to specified registration rights. See the section titled “Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights” for more information regarding these registration rights. The following table summarizes the Series G-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock purchased by our executive officers, members of our board of directors or their affiliates, and holders of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock:

 

                                         

Name of Stockholder

   Shares of Series G-1
Preferred Stock
     Total Purchase Price  

SB Cayman 2 Ltd.

     21,448,296      $ 1,046,081,182.72  

TPG VII Ultra Holdings, L.P. (1)

     966,831      $ 47,154,501.97  

 

(1)

David Trujillo, a member of our board of directors, and David Bonderman, a former member of our board of directors, are each partners at TPG.

 

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Settlement and Series G-2 Preferred Stock Issuance

In February 2018, we entered into a settlement agreement with Waymo, an entity affiliated with Alphabet Inc., a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, which provided for, among other things, an agreement to work with Waymo to ensure that our autonomous vehicle hardware and software do not infringe or improperly incorporate any of Waymo’s intellectual property, including trade secrets. In March 2018, in connection with the settlement agreement, we entered into a Series G-2 Preferred Stock Issuance Agreement pursuant to which we issued an aggregate of 5.1 million shares of our Series G-2 redeemable convertible preferred stock to Waymo. The shares were issued as consideration in connection with the settlement and no purchase price was paid by Waymo for the shares of Series G-2 redeemable convertible preferred stock. The holder of our Series G-2 redeemable convertible preferred stock is entitled to specified registration rights. See the section titled “Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights” for more information regarding these registration rights.

ATG Investment

In April 2019, we entered into the Unit Purchase Agreement with affiliates of SoftBank Vision Fund, an entity affiliated with SB Cayman 2 Ltd., a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, Toyota, and DENSO, pursuant to which the ATG Investors will invest an aggregate of $1.0 billion ($400 million from Toyota, $333 million from SoftBank, and $267 million from DENSO) in a newly formed corporate parent entity for ATG. Pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement, we agreed to contribute certain of our subsidiaries and all assets and liabilities that are primarily related to our autonomous vehicle technologies (excluding liabilities arising from certain indemnification obligations related to the Levandowski arbitration and any remediation costs associated with certain obligations that may arise as a result of the Waymo settlement, each as described elsewhere in this prospectus), in exchange for common units of ATG representing an 86.2% stake in ATG on a fully diluted basis, reflecting an implied $7.25 billion valuation for ATG immediately following the closing of the investment. The ATG Investors will receive a collective 13.8% stake in ATG on a fully diluted basis as of the closing. The closing of this transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and is expected to occur in July 2019. See the section titled “Business—Recent Developments—ATG Investment” for more information regarding this transaction.

Third-Party Tender Offers

In November 2017, in connection with the Series G-1 Financing, we entered into an investment agreement with certain investors pursuant to which we agreed to waive certain transfer restrictions in connection with, and assist in the administration of, a tender offer that such investors proposed to commence. In November 2017, these investors commenced a tender offer to purchase shares of our capital stock from certain of our stockholders at a price of $32.9689 per share, less transaction costs, pursuant to an offer to purchase to which we were not a party.

Travis Kalanick and Ryan Graves, each of whom is a member of our board of directors, Thuan Pham, who is one of our executive officers, Salle Yoo, a former executive officer, and certain Uber employees sold shares of our capital stock in the tender offer. In addition, an affiliate of Alphabet Inc., a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, Benchmark Capital Partners, a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock and an entity in which Matt Cohler, a current member of our board of directors, and Bill Gurley, a former member of our board of directors, are each partners, TPG, an investment firm in which David Trujillo, a member of our board of directors, and David Bonderman, a former member of our board of directors, are each partners, and Expa-1, LLC, an entity controlled by Garrett Camp, a member of our board of directors, also sold shares of our capital stock in the tender offer.

An aggregate of 242.9 million shares of our capital stock were successfully tendered pursuant to the tender offer, of which SB Cayman 2 Ltd. purchased 200.8 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.6 billion, and TPG purchased 9.7 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $320.8 million. SB Cayman 2 Ltd. is a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock. David Trujillo, a member of our board of directors, and David Bonderman, a former member of our board of directors, are each partners at TPG.

 

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In May 2018, we entered into an investment agreement with certain investors pursuant to which we agreed to waive certain transfer restrictions in connection with, and assist in the administration of, a tender offer that such investors proposed to commence. In May 2018, these investors commenced a tender offer to purchase shares of our capital stock from certain of our stockholders at a price of $40.00 per share, less transaction costs, pursuant to an offer to purchase to which we were not a party.

Travis Kalanick and Ryan Graves, each of whom is a member of our board of directors, Thuan Pham, who is one of our executive officers, Salle Yoo, a former executive officer, and certain Uber employees sold shares of our capital stock in the tender offer. In addition, Expa-1, LLC, an entity controlled by Garrett Camp, a member of our board of directors, and an affiliate of Alphabet Inc., a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, also sold shares of our capital stock in the tender offer.

An aggregate of 15.0 million shares of our capital stock were successfully tendered pursuant to the tender offer, of which TPG Drake Holdings, L.P., an affiliate of TPG, purchased 3.75 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million. David Trujillo, a member of our board of directors, and David Bonderman, a former member of our board of directors, are each partners at TPG.

Stock Repurchases

Since January 1, 2016, we have purchased certain shares of our common stock from time to time from our existing stockholders, including an aggregate of 1.7 million shares from directors and executive officers for an aggregate purchase price of $64.8 million.

The following table summarizes our repurchases of common stock from our directors and executives officers since January 1, 2016:

 

                                         

Name of Stockholder

   Shares of Capital
Stock
     Total Purchase
Price
 

Ryan Graves

     1,104,919      $ 40,417,021.04  

Salle Yoo (1)

     548,505      $ 22,333,404.14  

Thuan Pham

     48,020      $ 2,000,033.00  

 

(1)

Salle Yoo is a former executive officer.

Google Maps

In October 2015, we entered into a Google Maps for Work Master Agreement with Google Inc. that was amended in August 2017 and supplemented with two order forms with Google LLC, each of which is an affiliate of Alphabet Inc., a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, pursuant to which Google agreed to provide us with mapping and related services that are integrated into our platform. From January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018, we have paid Google an aggregate of approximately $58 million pursuant to this agreement. Such agreement remains in effect. David Drummond, an executive officer of Alphabet Inc., was a member of our board of directors from July 2013 until August 2016.

Marketing, Advertising, and Technology Infrastructure Contracts

We have entered into various marketing, advertising, and technology service agreements with affiliates of Alphabet Inc., a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, pursuant to which such affiliates have agreed to provide us with marketing and advertising services and technology infrastructure and enterprise services. From January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018, we have paid Alphabet’s affiliates an aggregate of approximately $631 million for marketing and advertising services, an aggregate of approximately $70 million for technology infrastructure and enterprise services, and an aggregate of approximately $1 million for related services under these agreements.

 

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Google Pay

In April 2016, we entered into an Android Pay Agreement (amended in May and October 2016) with Google Inc. (“Google”), an affiliate of Alphabet Inc., a beneficial holder of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, pursuant to which Google agreed to pay us for promoting Google Pay on our platform in the United States. In October 2016, we entered into an Android Pay Agreement (amended in December 2016) with Google and certain of its international affiliates pursuant to which Google agreed to pay us for promoting Google Pay on our platform outside the United States. Since January 1, 2017, Google has paid us an aggregate of approximately $3.1 million pursuant to these agreements.

Investors’ Rights Agreement

We have entered into an amended and restated investors’ rights agreement with certain holders of our redeemable convertible preferred stock (the “IRA”), including Expa-1, LLC, SB Cayman 2 Ltd., The Public Investment Fund, and entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital Partners, TPG, and Alphabet Inc., all of which are beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock or are entities with which certain of our directors are affiliated. This agreement provides that the holders of common stock issuable upon conversion of our redeemable convertible preferred stock have the right to demand that we file a registration statement or request that their shares of common stock be covered by a registration statement that we are otherwise filing. With respect to this offering, we expect the registration rights to be validly waived. In addition to the registration rights, the IRA provides for certain information rights and a right of first offer. The provisions of the amended and restated investors’ rights agreement, other than those relating to registration rights, will terminate upon the closing of this offering. For more information regarding this agreement, see the section titled “Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights.”

Voting Agreement

We are party to a voting agreement under which holders of our redeemable convertible preferred stock, our founders, and certain early service providers, including Travis Kalanick and Ryan Graves, who are members of our board of directors, Expa-1, LLC, SB Cayman 2 Ltd., The Public Investment Fund, and entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital Partners, TPG, and Alphabet Inc., all of which are beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock or are entities with which certain of our directors are affiliated, have agreed to vote in a certain way on certain matters, including with respect to the election of directors. Upon the closing of this offering, the voting agreement will terminate and none of our stockholders will have any special rights regarding the election or designation of members of our board of directors.

Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement

We are party to a right of first refusal and co-sale agreement with certain holders of our redeemable convertible preferred stock and our founders and certain early service providers, including Travis Kalanick and Ryan Graves, who are members of our board of directors, Expa-1, LLC, SB Cayman 2 Ltd., The Public Investment Fund, and entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital Partners, TPG, and Alphabet Inc., all of which are beneficial holders of more than 5% of our capital stock or are entities with which certain of our directors are affiliated, pursuant to which such holders have a right of first refusal and co-sale in respect of certain sales of securities by our founders and early service providers. Upon the closing of this offering, the right of first refusal and co-sale agreement will terminate.

Employment Agreements

We have entered into employment agreements with our executive officers. For more information regarding employment agreements with our named executive officers, see the section titled “Executive Compensation—Employment Agreements.”

 

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Indemnification Agreements

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain provisions limiting the liability of directors, and our amended and restated bylaws will provide that we will indemnify each of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws will also provide our board of directors with discretion to indemnify our employees and other agents when determined appropriate by the board. In addition, in connection with this offering, we will enter into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers, which will require us to indemnify them. For more information regarding these agreements, see the section titled “Executive Compensation—Limitations of Liability and Indemnification Matters.”

Employment of an Immediate Family Member

The daughter of Tony West, one of our executive officers, is currently employed by us. She does not share a household with Mr. West, is not one of our executive officers, and does not report directly to any of our executive officers. Her salary is between $110,000 and $210,000 and she was awarded an equity grant initially valued between $400,000 and $500,000 that vests over four years. She participates in compensation and incentive plans or arrangements on the same basis as similarly situated employees.

Other Transactions

In June 2016, in connection with the Series G Financing, we entered into a letter agreement with The Public Investment Fund pursuant to which we agreed to provide The Public Investment Fund certain information and other rights. Additionally, if immediately following this offering The Public Investment Fund has a representative serving on our board of directors (the “PIF Representative”) and we do not include the PIF Representative in the slate of nominees recommended to our stockholders for election as a director, we will consult with The Public Investment Fund regarding such determination.

In August 2016, we entered into an agreement with Didi pursuant to which we sold our operations in China. In connection with this sale, Cheng Wei, Didi’s Chief Executive Officer, served as a non-voting member of our board of directors from August 2016 to August 2018. For more information regarding the sale of our operation in China to Didi, see the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Minority-Owned Affiliates.”

We have granted stock options, RSUs, and restricted stock awards to our executive officers and certain of our directors. For a description of the equity awards held by our named executive officers and directors that are currently outstanding, see the sections titled “Executive Compensation—Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2018” and “Executive Compensation—Director Compensation.”

We have entered into change in control arrangements with certain of our executive officers that, among other things, provide for certain severance and change in control benefits. For a description of these agreements, see the section titled “Executive Compensation—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”

TPG Capital BD, LLC, one of our underwriters for this offering, is an affiliate of TPG. David Trujillo, one of our directors, is a partner at TPG.

We believe the terms of the transactions described above were comparable to terms we could have obtained in arm’s-length dealings with unrelated third parties.

Policies and Procedures for Transactions with Related Persons

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beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock, and any members of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons are not permitted to enter into a related party transaction with us without the prior consent of our Audit Committee. Any request for us to enter into a transaction with an executive officer, director, beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, in which such person would have a direct or indirect interest, must first be presented to our Audit Committee for review, consideration, and approval or ratification. In approving or rejecting any such proposal, our Audit Committee is to consider the relevant facts and circumstances of the transaction available to it, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unrelated third party or to employees under the same or similar circumstances, and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. The written policy will require that, in determining whether to approve or reject a related person transaction, our Audit Committee must consider, in light of known circumstances, whether the transaction is in, or is not inconsistent with, our best interests and those of our stockholders, as our Audit Committee determines in good faith.

 

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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our shares as of March 31, 2019 by:

 

   

each of our named executive officers;

 

   

each of our directors;

 

   

all of our directors and executive officers as a group;

 

   

each person or entity known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock; and

 

   

each of the selling stockholders.

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. In addition, the rules include shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options or warrants that are either immediately exercisable or exercisable on or before May 30, 2019, which is 60 days after March 31, 2019. These shares are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding those options or warrants for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but they are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The information contained in the following table is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose, and the inclusion of any shares in the table does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares. Unless otherwise indicated, the persons or entities identified in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws.

Applicable percentage ownership before the offering is based on 1,362.5 million shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2019, after giving effect to (i) the automatic conversion of 904.5 million shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of March 31, 2019 into 904.5 million shares of common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering; and (ii) the assumed cash exercise of a warrant to purchase 150,071 shares of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of March 31, 2019, which will result in the issuance of 150,071 shares of common stock in connection with this offering. Applicable percentage ownership after this offering is based on 1,689.6 million shares of common stock outstanding immediately after the closing of this offering, which assumes (a) the issuance and sale by us of 190.6 million shares of our common stock in this offering and the private placement to PayPal; (b) the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase shares from the selling stockholders; (c) the net issuance of 46.4 million shares of our common stock upon the vesting and settlement of RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition will be satisfied as of May 14, 2019 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, after giving effect to shares withheld to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate); and (d) 90.0 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of $3.0 billion aggregate principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes outstanding as of May 14, 2019, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share) in connection with the closing of this offering. We have included shares of our common stock subject to RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition has been satisfied or would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019 in the calculation of shares to be beneficially owned by the person holding the RSUs for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person.

 

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Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Uber Technologies, Inc., 1455 Market Street, 4 th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103.

 

                                                                                                        
     Shares Beneficially
Owned Before
the Offering
     Number of
Shares Being
Offered
     Shares Beneficially
Owned After
the Offering
 

Name of Beneficial Owner

       Shares          %      Shares      %  
     (in thousands)             (in thousands)      (in thousands)         

Directors and Named Executive Officers:

              

Dara Khosrowshahi (1)

     196        *               196        *  

Nelson Chai

                                  

Barney Harford (2)

     105        *               105        *  

Thuan Pham (3)

     5,379        *               5,379        *  

Nikki Krishnamurthy

                                  

Ursula Burns (4)

     130        *               130        *  

Garrett Camp (5)

     81,575        6.0        3,124        78,451        4.6  

Matt Cohler (6)

     150,079        11.0        5,748        144,331        8.5  

Ryan Graves (7)

     33,184        2.4        1,319        31,865        1.9  

Arianna Huffington (8)

     22        *               22        *  

Travis Kalanick (9)

     117,505        8.6        3,736        113,769        6.7  

Wan Ling Martello (10)

     43        *               43        *  

H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan (11)

     72,963        5.4               72,963        4.3  

Ronald Sugar (12)

     131        *               131        *  

John Thain (13)

     130        *               130        *  

David Trujillo

                                  

All directors and executive officers as a group (19 persons) (14)

     462,351        33.9        13,927        448,423        26.5  

5% or Greater Stockholders:

              

SB Cayman 2 Ltd. (15)

     222,228        16.3        5,450        216,778        12.8  

Entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital Partners (6)

     150,079        11.0        5,748        144,331        8.5  

Entities affiliated with Expa-1, LLC (5)

     81,575        6.0        3,124        78,451        4.6  

The Public Investment Fund (16)

     72,841        5.3               72,841        4.3  

Entities affiliated with Alphabet Inc. (17)

     71,097        5.2               71,097        4.2  

Other Selling Stockholders:

              

Entities affiliated with Lowercase Ventures Fund (18)

     43,659        3.2        1,672        41,986        2.5  

First Round Capital II, L.P., as Nominee

     39,172        2.9        1,500        37,672        2.2  

Entities affiliated with TPG Holdings (19)

     32,697        2.4        1,396        31,301        1.9  

Blissful Thousand Limited

     20,503        1.5        785        19,718        1.2  

Entities affiliated with BlackRock, Inc. (20)

     9,833        *        414        9,419        *  

General Atlantic (2015 A) LP

     9,004        *        345        8,659        *  

Cornelis P.H.M. Koolen

     6,587        *        252        6,335        *  

Oscar Salazar

     5,453        *        209        5,244        *  

Entities affiliated with Summit Partners (21)

     4,683        *        180        4,503        *  

Entities affiliated with Founder Collective (22)

     4,241        *        162        4,079        *  

All other selling stockholders (23)

     12,182        *        707        11,475        *  

 

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Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

(1)

Consists of (i) 150,000 shares of common stock subject to options held by Mr. Khosrowshahi that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2019 and (ii) RSUs for 46,434 shares of common stock for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(2)

Mr. Harford holds RSUs for 105,211 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(3)

Consists of (i) 5.1 million shares of common stock held by Mr. Pham and (ii) RSUs for 237,715 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

 

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(4)

Consists of 122,489 shares of common stock held by Ms. Burns and RSUs for 7,720 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(5)

Consists of 80.6 million shares of common stock held by Expa-1, LLC and 1.0 million shares of common stock held by RMG-Trust LLC. Mr. Camp serves as the sole manager of Expa-1, LLC and RMG-Trust LLC and has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Expa-1, LLC and RMG-Trust LLC. The shares being offered consist of 3.1 million shares to be sold by Expa-1, LLC.

(6)

Consists of 146.5 million shares of common stock held by Benchmark Capital Partners VII, L.P. (“Benchmark VII”) and 3.6 million shares of common stock held by Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. (“Benchmark VI”). Benchmark Capital Management Co. VII LLC, the general partner of Benchmark VII, has the sole power to vote the shares held by Benchmark VII, and Matthew R. Cohler, Bruce W. Dunlevie, Peter H. Fenton, J. William Gurley, Kevin R. Harvey, Mitch H. Lasky, and Steven M. Spurlock, the managing members of Benchmark Capital Management Co. VII, LLC, have shared voting and investment power over these shares. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI LLC, the general partner of Benchmark VI, has the sole power to vote the shares held by Benchmark VI, and Alexandre Balkanski, Matthew R. Cohler, Bruce W. Dunlevie, Peter H. Fenton, J. William Gurley, Kevin R. Harvey, and Steven M. Spurlock, the managing members of Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI LLC, have shared voting and investment power over these shares. The address for Benchmark VII and Benchmark VI is 2965 Woodside Road, Woodside, California 94062. The shares being offered consist of 5.6 million shares to be sold by Benchmark VII and 137,804 shares to be sold by Benchmark VI.

(7)

Consists of (i) 26.3 million shares of common stock held by Mr. Graves, (ii) 6.7 million shares held in various trusts for which Mr. Graves is the trustee, (iii) RSUs for 59,625 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019, and (iv) 167,640 shares of common stock subject to options held by Mr. Graves that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2019. The shares being offered consist of 1.3 million shares to be sold by Mr. Graves.

(8)

Ms. Huffington holds RSUs for 22,367 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(9)

Consists of (i) 74.9 million shares of common stock held by Mr. Kalanick, (ii) 22.6 million shares of common stock held by the TCK Five-Year CRUT, of which Mr. Kalanick is the sole beneficial owner, (iii) 270,000 shares of common stock subject to options held by Mr. Kalanick that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2019, (iv) RSUs for 389,012 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019, and (v) an aggregate of 19.3 million shares, including RSUs for 806,902 shares of common stock for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019, over which Mr. Kalanick has voting power pursuant to proxies granted to him by certain of our stockholders. The shares being offered consist of 3.7 million shares to be sold by the TCK Five-Year CRUT. Mr. Kalanick served as our Chief Executive Officer from November 2010 to June 2017.

(10)

Consists of 24,498 shares of common stock held by Ms. Martello and RSUs for 18,740 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(11)

Consists of 122,489 shares of common stock held by H.E Al-Rumayyan and 72.8 million shares of common stock held by The Public Investment Fund. H.E. Al-Rumayyan is the managing director of The Public Investment Fund which is the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Board of Directors of The Public Investment Fund, consisting of His Royal Highness Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud (Chairman), H.E. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, H.E. Mohammad Abdul Malek Al Shaikh, H.E. Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Falih, H.E. Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi, H.E. Mohammad Abdullah Al-Jadaan, H.E. Mohamed Mazyed Altwaijri, H.E. Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb, and H.E. Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, has dispositive power over the shares held by The Public Investment Fund by a majority of the votes of the Directors, with the Chairman having a casting vote. The address for The Public Investment Fund is Al’Raidah Digital City, Riyadh 6121, AlNakheel District 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

(12)

Consists of 122,489 shares of common stock held by The Sugar Family Trust, of which Dr. Sugar is the trustee, and RSUs for 8,544 shares of common stock for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(13)

Consists of 122,489 shares of common stock held by Mr. Thain and RSUs for 7,811 shares of common stock, for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(14)

Consists of (i) 459,147 million shares common stock held by all our current directors and executive officers as a group, (ii) 587,640 shares of common stock subject to options held by all our current directors and executive officers as a group that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2019, and (iii) RSUs for 2.6 million shares of common stock for which the service-based vesting condition would be satisfied within 60 days of March 31, 2019.

(15)

SB Cayman 2 Ltd. holds 222.2 million shares of common stock. SB Cayman 2 Ltd. is wholly-owned by SoftBank Vision Fund (AIV S1) LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Vision Fund”). SVF GP (Jersey) Limited (“SVF”) and SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited are the general partner and manager of Vision Fund, respectively. SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., has been appointed as alternative investment fund manager (“AIFM”) and is exclusively responsible for managing the Vision Fund in accordance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority accordingly. As AIFM of the Vision Fund, SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited is exclusively responsible for making all decisions related to the acquisition, structuring, financing, voting, and disposal of the Vision Fund’s Investments. The address for SB Cayman 2 Ltd. is Walkers Corporate Limited, Cayman Corporate Centre, 27 Hospital Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008, Cayman Islands. SB Cayman 2 Ltd. has granted a proxy to a third party with respect to all voting interests in the Company in excess of 9.9% of our outstanding stock. This proxy will automatically terminate following approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

(16)

Consists of 72.8 million shares of common stock held by The Public Investment Fund. H.E. Al-Rumayyan is the managing director of The Public Investment Fund which is the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Board of Directors of The Public Investment Fund, consisting of His Royal Highness Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud (Chairman), H.E. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, H.E. Mohammad Abdul Malek Al Shaikh, H.E. Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Falih, H.E. Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi, H.E. Mohammad

 

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  Abdullah Al-Jadaan, H.E. Mohamed Mazyed Altwaijri, H.E. Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb, and H.E. Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, has dispositive power over the shares held by The Public Investment Fund by a majority of the votes of the Directors, with the Chairman having a casting vote. The address for The Public Investment Fund is Al’Raidah Digital City, Riyadh 6121, AlNakheel District 11442, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
(17)

Consists of (i) 66.1 million shares of common stock held of record by GV 2013, L.P. and (ii) 5.0 million shares of common stock held of record by Alphabet Holdings LLC. Alphabet Inc. and each of XXVI Holdings Inc., Alphabet Holdings LLC, GV 2013 GP, L.L.C., and GV 2013, L.P. (the “Alphabet Affiliates”) may be deemed to have sole power to vote or dispose of the shares held by GV 2013, L.P. Alphabet Inc. and each of XXVI Holdings Inc. and Alphabet Holdings LLC may be deemed to have sole power to vote or dispose of the shares held by Alphabet Holdings LLC. The address for Alphabet Inc. and the Alphabet Affiliates is 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043.

(18)

The shares being offered consist of 1.1 million shares to be sold by Lowercase Ventures Fund I, L.P., 386,308 shares to be sold by Lowercase Ventures Fund QP I, L.P., 151,266 shares to be sold by Lowercase Spur, L.P., and 43,217 shares to be sold by Lowercase Industry Fund II-A, LLC.

(19)

The shares being offered consist of 939,171 shares to be sold by TPG Ubiquity Holdings, L.P., 456,743 shares to be sold by TPG VII Ultra Holdings, L.P.

(20)

The shares being offered consist of 308,954 shares to be sold by BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc., 38,706 shares to be sold by BlackRock Mid-Cap Growth Equity Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds, 28,154 shares to be sold by BlackRock Global Funds—Global Allocation Fund, 11,196 shares to be sold by BlackRock High Equity Income Fund, a series of BlackRock Funds (f/k/a BlackRock U.S. Opportunities Portfolio, a series of BlackRock Funds), 7,733 shares to be sold by Master Focus Growth LLC, 4,909 shares to be sold by BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund of BlackRock Variable Series Fund, Inc., 4,165 shares to be sold by BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (Australia), 2,800 shares to be sold by AZL BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, a series of Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust, 2,551shares to be sold by BlackRock Global Funds—Global Dynamic Equity Fund, 2,524 shares to be sold by BlackRock Advantage International Fund, 1,498 shares to be sold by BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund, a series of BlackRock Funds, and 669 shares to be sold by BlackRock Global Allocation Portfolio of BlackRock Series Fund, Inc.

(21)

The shares being offered consist of 131,457 shares to be sold by Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII-A, L.P., 48,024 shares to be sold by Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund VIII-B, L.P., 249 shares to be sold by Summit Investors I, LLC, 72 shares to be sold by Summit Partners Entrepreneur Advisors Fund I, L.P., and 6 shares to be sold by Summit Investors I (UK), LP.

(22)

The shares being offered consist of 128,320 shares to be sold by Founder Collective, L.P. and 34,110 shares to be sold by Founder Collective Entrepreneurs’ Fund, LLC.

(23)

Includes other selling stockholders who collectively beneficially own less than 1.0% of our capital stock.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

The following description of our capital stock and certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws are summaries and are qualified by reference to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect on the closing of this offering. Copies of these documents have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to our registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part. The descriptions of the common stock and preferred stock reflect changes to our capital structure that will be in effect on the closing of this offering.

On the closing of this offering, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide for one class of common stock. In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize shares of undesignated preferred stock, the rights, preferences, and privileges of which may be designated from time to time by our board of directors.

On the closing of this offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of 5,010,000,000 shares, all with a par value of $0.00001 per share, of which:

 

   

5.0 billion shares are designated common stock; and

 

   

10.0 million shares are designated preferred stock.

As of December 31, 2018, there were 457.2 million shares of our common stock and 903.6 million shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding. After giving effect to the conversion of all outstanding shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock into shares of common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering and the exercise of certain of our redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants there would have been 1,361.9 million shares of common stock outstanding on that date.

Our outstanding capital stock was held by approximately 2,223 stockholders of record as of December 31, 2018. A majority of our stockholders of record received their securities pursuant to our equity compensation plans in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act. Our board of directors is authorized, without stockholder approval except as required by the listing standards of the NYSE, to issue additional shares of our capital stock.

Common Stock

Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on any matter submitted to our stockholders. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not provide for cumulative voting for the election of directors. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors, out of funds legally available therefor. See the section titled “Dividend Policy.” In the event of liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the company, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights, and is not subject to conversion, redemption, or sinking fund provisions. In connection with this offering, our legal counsel will opine that the shares of our common stock to be issued under this offering will be fully paid and non-assessable.

Preferred Stock

As of December 31, 2018, there were 903.6 million shares of our redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding. Immediately prior to the closing of this offering, each outstanding share of our redeemable convertible preferred stock will convert into one share of our common stock.

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privileges, and restrictions of up to an aggregate of 10.0 million shares of our preferred stock in one or more series and authorize their issuance. These rights, preferences, and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of our common stock. Any issuance of our preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our common stock, and the likelihood that such holders would receive dividend payments and payments on liquidation. In addition, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control or other corporate action. On the closing of this offering, no shares of preferred stock will be outstanding. We have no current plan to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Warrants

As of December 31, 2018, there were warrants to purchase 217,359 shares of common stock, 150,071 shares of Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock and 922,655 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding. In February 2019, the warrant to purchase Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock was exercised in full. Upon the closing of this offering, certain of these warrants may remain outstanding. The warrant for Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock, if outstanding upon the closing of this offering, shall become a warrant to purchase common stock.

Registration Rights

Stockholder Registration Rights

The Investors’ Rights Agreement (the “IRA”) provides that certain holders of our redeemable convertible preferred stock, including certain holders of at least 5% of our capital stock and entities affiliated with certain of our directors, have certain registration rights, as set forth below. The IRA was amended and restated on March 9, 2018. The registration of shares of our common stock by the exercise of registration rights described below would enable the holders to sell these shares without restriction under the Securities Act when the applicable registration statement was declared effective. We will pay the registration expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, of the shares registered by the demand, piggyback, and Form S-3 registrations described below.

Generally, in an underwritten offering, the managing underwriter, if any, has the right, subject to specified conditions, to limit the number of shares such holders may include. The demand, piggyback, and Form S-3 registration rights described below will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or with respect to any particular stockholder, at such time after the effective date of the registration statement that such stockholder can sell all of its shares under Rule 144 of the Securities Act during any 90-day period.

Demand Registration Rights

Based on shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018, the holders of an aggregate of 902.9 million shares of our common stock, and holders of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 2021 Convertible Notes, will be entitled to certain demand registration rights. At any time beginning on the earlier of December 3, 2020 and six months after the closing of this offering, the holders of at least 50% of the registrable securities then outstanding may, on not more than two occasions, request that we register all or a portion of their shares. Such request for registration must cover securities the aggregate offering price of which, after payment of underwriting discounts and commissions, would exceed $30,000,000.

Piggyback Registration Rights

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Notes, were entitled to, and the necessary percentage of holders waived, their rights to notice of this offering and to include their shares of registrable securities in this offering. After this offering, in the event that we propose to register any of our securities under the Securities Act, either for our own account or for the account of other security holders, the holders of these shares will be entitled to certain piggyback registration rights allowing the holder to include their shares in such registration, subject to certain marketing and other limitations. Additionally, in the event that any shares of our common stock are issued upon the conversion of any Careem Convertible Notes, the holders of such shares will be entitled to certain piggyback registration rights. As a result, whenever we propose to file a registration statement under the Securities Act, other than with respect to a demand registration or a registration statement on Forms S-4 or S-8, the holders of these shares are entitled to notice of the registration and have the right to include their shares in the registration, subject to limitations that the underwriters may impose on the number of shares included in the offering.

Form S-3 Registration Rights

Based on shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018, the holders of an aggregate of 902.9 million shares of our common stock, and holders of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 2021 Convertible Notes, will be entitled to certain Form S-3 registration rights. The holders of these shares can make a request that we register their shares on Form S-3 if we are qualified to file a registration statement on Form S-3 and if the reasonably anticipated aggregate gross proceeds of the shares offered would equal or exceed $3,000,000. We will not be required to effect more than two registrations on Form S-3 within any 12-month period.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to be in Effect on the Closing of this Offering

Because our stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights, stockholders holding a majority of the voting power of our shares of common stock will be able to elect all of our directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws that will be effective upon the closing of this offering will provide for stockholder actions only at a duly called meeting of stockholders. A special meeting of stockholders may be called by a majority of our board of directors, the chair of our board of directors, or our Chief Executive Officer. Our amended and restated bylaws will establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors.

The foregoing provisions will make it more difficult for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Since our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management. In addition, the authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change our control.

These provisions are intended to facilitate our continued product innovation and the risk-taking that it requires, permit us to continue to prioritize our long-term goals rather than short-term results, enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and its policies, and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened acquisition of our company. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our stock that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts.

 

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Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

When we have a class of voting stock that is either listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders, we will be subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, with the following exceptions:

 

   

before such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

   

upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction began, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned (i) by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

   

on or after such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2 3 % of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

In general, Section 203 defines a “business combination” to include the following:

 

   

any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

   

any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;

 

   

subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;

 

   

any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock or any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or

 

   

the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as an entity or person who, together with the person’s affiliates and associates, beneficially owns, or within three years prior to the time of determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of these provisions with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an express provision in its amended and restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws resulting from a stockholders’ amendment approved by at least a majority of the outstanding voting shares. We have not opted out of these provisions. As a result, mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts of us may be discouraged or prevented.

Choice of Forum

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (ii) any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty; (iii) any action asserting a claim against us or our directors, officers, or employees arising under the Delaware General Corporation Law; (iv) any action regarding our amended and restated certificate of

 

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incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws; (v) any action as to which the Delaware General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; or (vi) any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The provisions would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation further provides that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, subject to and contingent upon a final adjudication in the State of Delaware of the enforceability of such exclusive forum provision.

Limitations of Liability and Indemnification

See the section titled “Executive Compensation—Limitations of Liability and Indemnification Matters.”

Exchange Listing

We have applied to list our common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “UBER.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

On the closing of this offering, the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent and registrar’s address is 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021-1011.

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Before the closing of this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, including shares issued on the exercise of outstanding options or settlement of RSUs, in the public market after this offering, or the possibility of these sales or issuances occurring, could adversely affect the prevailing market price for our common stock or impair our ability to raise equity capital.

Based on our shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018, on the closing of this offering, a total of 1,677.0 million shares of common stock will be outstanding, assuming (i) the automatic conversion of 903.6 million shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 into 903.6 million shares of our common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering, (ii) the net issuance of 38.3 million shares of our common stock upon the vesting and settlement of RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the liquidity event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with this offering, after giving effect to shares withheld to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations (based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share and an assumed 39% tax withholding rate), (iii) the assumed cash exercise of a warrant to purchase 150,071 shares of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018, which will result in the issuance of 150,071 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, (iv) the automatic conversion of 922,655 shares of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock issued upon the exercise of a warrant in February 2019 into 922,655 shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, and (v) 86.1 million shares of our common stock issuable upon the conversion of $2.9 billion accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2018, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $ 47.00 per share, and the removal of the related embedded derivatives liabilities in connection with the closing of this offering. Of these shares, all of the common stock sold in this offering by us or the selling stockholders, plus any shares sold by us upon exercise, if any, of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, will be freely tradable in the public market without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless these shares are held by “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

The remaining shares of common stock will be, and shares of common stock underlying outstanding RSUs, or subject to stock options or warrants will be on issuance, “restricted securities,” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. These restricted securities are eligible for public sale only if they are registered under the Securities Act or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rules 144 or 701 under the Securities Act, which are summarized below. Restricted securities may also be sold outside of the United States to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S.

On the settlement date of the RSUs that are scheduled to vest after the closing of this offering, we must withhold income taxes at applicable minimum statutory rates based on the then-current value of the common stock underlying the portion of such RSUs that vests on such date. The lockup agreements described below in the sections titled “—Lockup and Market Standoff Agreements” and “Underwriters” permit us to allow holders of our RSUs, including our officers subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to sell shares of our common stock in the open market to cover any income taxes owed. Alternatively, we may elect to permit holders of our RSUs to “net settle” such RSUs. We currently expect that the average of these withholding tax rates will be approximately 40%. If the price of our common stock at the time of settlement of the RSUs were equal to the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share, based on RSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2019, we estimate that this tax withholding obligation would be approximately $29.5 million at each vesting date during the lockup period, which will occur on the 1st and 16th of every month, or approximately $354 million in the aggregate during the lockup period. Such sales to cover withholding taxes would result in an average of additional 0.6 million shares of our common stock being sold in the marketplace at each vesting date during the lockup period for these RSUs, or an additional 7.5 million shares in the aggregate during the lockup period.

 

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Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, once we have been subject to the public company reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act for at least 90 days, an eligible stockholder is entitled to sell such shares without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144. To be an eligible stockholder under Rule 144, such stockholder must not be deemed to have been one of our affiliates for purposes of the Securities Act at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates. If such a person has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then such person is entitled to sell such shares without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144, subject further to the expiration of the lockup and market standoff agreements described below.

In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are entitled to sell our shares as follows, subject to expiration of the lockup and market standoff agreements described below. Beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, within any three-month period, such stockholders may sell a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

 

   

1% of the number of common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately 16.8 million shares immediately after this offering; or

 

   

the average weekly trading volume of our common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to such sale.

Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

Rule 701

Rule 701 generally allows a stockholder who was issued shares under a written compensatory plan or contract and who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of our company during the immediately preceding 90 days, to sell these shares in reliance on Rule 144, but without being required to comply with the public information, holding period, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144. Rule 701 also permits affiliates of our company to sell their Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding period requirements of Rule 144. All holders of Rule 701 shares, however, are required by that rule to wait until 90 days after the date of this prospectus before selling those shares under Rule 701, subject further to the expiration of the lockup and market standoff agreements described below.

Form S-8 Registration Statements

We intend to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act with the SEC to register the offer and sale of shares of our common stock that are issuable under our 2010 Plan, 2013 Plan, 2019 Plan and ESPP, as well as our non-plan share awards. These registration statements will become effective immediately on filing. Shares covered by these registration statements will then be eligible for sale in the public markets, subject to vesting restrictions, any applicable lockup and market standoff agreements described below, and Rule 144 limitations applicable to affiliates.

Lockup and Market Standoff Agreements

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governing restrictions on the sale, short sale, transfer, hedging, pledging, or other disposition of their interests in our equity. Record holders of our outstanding shares of common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock are subject to restrictions on their ability to sell or transfer their equity either prior to the pricing of this offering (the “Pre-Pricing Period”) or from the pricing of this offering through the date that is 180 days after the date of this prospectus (the “Post-Pricing Period”). During the Pre-Pricing Period, record holders of approximately 97% of our outstanding equity interests on a fully diluted basis are subject to the restrictions on the sale, transfer, short sale, hedging, pledging, or other disposition of their equity interests imposed by either (i) lockup agreements with the underwriters that are effective when signed, and which were signed on or prior to April 26, 2019, (ii) market standoff agreements with us, or (iii) agreements that subject their equity interests to transfer restrictions set forth in our bylaws. During the Post-Pricing Period (and before giving effect to the shares sold in this offering), (i) approximately 76% of our outstanding registered equity interests are subject to restrictions imposed by lockup agreements with the underwriters, (ii) an additional approximately 17% are subject to the market standoff provisions in our amended and restated investors’ rights agreement, which imposes restrictions on the sale, short sale, loan, granting of any option to purchase, or other disposition of any of our securities, or entering into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our securities, and (iii) the remaining approximately 7% are subject to restrictions contained in a variety of market standoff agreements with us which include restrictions on the sale, short sale, loan, granting of any option to purchase, or other disposition of our securities, and in some cases other restrictions. The forms and specific restrictive provisions within these market standoff provisions vary significantly between equityholders. For example, some of these market standoff agreements do not specifically restrict hedging transactions and others may be subject to different interpretations between us and equityholders as to whether they restrict hedging. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC may waive the lockup agreements entered into by record holders of our securities with the underwriters before they expire.

Record holders of our securities are typically the parties to the lockup agreements with the underwriters and to the market standoff agreements with us referred to above, while holders of beneficial interests in our shares who are not also record holders in respect of such shares are not typically subject to any such agreements or other similar restrictions. Accordingly, we believe that holders of beneficial interests who are not record holders and are not bound by market standoff or lockup agreements could enter into transactions with respect to those beneficial interests that negatively impact our stock price. In addition, an equityholder who is neither subject to a market standoff agreement with us nor a lockup agreement with the underwriters may be able to sell, short sell, transfer, hedge, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or attempt to sell, short sell, transfer, hedge, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, their equity interests at any time after the closing of this offering.

Registration Rights

Under our IRA and on the closing of this offering, based on shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018, the holders of 902.9 million shares of our common stock and holders of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the 2021 Convertible Notes, or their transferees, will be entitled to certain rights with respect to the registration of the offer and sale of their shares under the Securities Act. Additionally, in the event that any shares of our common stock are issued upon the conversion of any Careem Convertible Notes, the holders of such shares will be entitled to certain piggyback registration rights. Registration of these shares under the Securities Act would result in the shares becoming freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act immediately on the effectiveness of the registration. See the section titled “Description of Capital Stock—Registration Rights” for additional information.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO NON-U.S. HOLDERS

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to non-U.S. holders (as defined below) of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our common stock issued pursuant to this offering. This discussion is not a complete analysis of all potential U.S. federal income tax consequences relating thereto, does not address the potential application of the Medicare contribution tax, and does not address any estate or gift tax consequences or any tax consequences arising under any state, local or foreign tax laws, or any other U.S. federal tax laws. This discussion is based on the Code, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions and published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the IRS, all as in effect as of the date of this prospectus. These authorities are subject to differing interpretations and may change, possibly retroactively, resulting in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. We have not requested a ruling from the IRS with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with such statements and conclusions.

This discussion is limited to non-U.S. holders who purchase our common stock pursuant to this offering and who hold our common stock as a “capital asset” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to a particular holder in light of such holder’s particular circumstances. This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including:

 

   

certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;

 

   

partnerships or other pass-through entities (and investors therein);

 

   

“controlled foreign corporations”;

 

   

“passive foreign investment companies”;

 

   

corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;

 

   

banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers, or traders in securities;

 

   

tax-exempt organizations and governmental organizations;

 

   

tax-qualified retirement plans;

 

   

persons subject to the alternative minimum tax;

 

   

persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5% of our common stock;

 

   

persons who have elected to mark securities to market; and

 

   

persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction strategy or integrated investment.

If an entity or arrangement that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our common stock, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships holding our common stock and the partners in such partnerships are urged to consult their tax advisors about the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of holding and disposing of our common stock.

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF ACQUIRING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON STOCK, AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX LAWS AND ANY OTHER U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS.

 

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Definition of Non-U.S. Holder

For purposes of this discussion, a non-U.S. holder is any beneficial owner of our common stock that is not a “U.S. person” or a partnership (including any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. person is any person that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is or is treated as any of the following:

 

   

an individual citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;

 

   

an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust (1) whose administration is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and which has one or more U.S. persons who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) that has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

Distributions on Our Common Stock

If we make cash or other property distributions on our common stock, such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will constitute a return of capital and will first be applied against and reduce a holder’s tax basis in our common stock, but not below zero. Any excess will be treated as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of our common stock and will be treated as described under “—Gain On Disposition of Our Common Stock” below.

Subject to the discussion below regarding effectively connected income, backup withholding and Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (“FATCA”), dividends paid to a non-U.S. holder of our common stock generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount of the dividends, or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty. To receive the benefit of a reduced treaty rate, a non-U.S. holder must furnish us or our paying agent a valid IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or applicable successor form) including a U.S. taxpayer identification number and certifying such holder’s qualification for the reduced rate. This certification must be provided to us or our paying agent before the payment of dividends and must be updated periodically. If the non-U.S. holder holds the stock through a financial institution or other agent acting on the non-U.S. holder’s behalf, the non-U.S. holder will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the agent, which then will be required to provide certification to us or our paying agent, either directly or through other intermediaries.

Non-U.S. holders that do not provide the required certification on a timely basis, but that qualify for a reduced treaty rate, may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.

If a non-U.S. holder holds our common stock in connection with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and dividends paid on our common stock are effectively connected with such holder’s U.S. trade or business (and are attributable to such holder’s permanent establishment in the United States if required by an applicable tax treaty), the non-U.S. holder will be exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax. To claim the exemption, the non-U.S. holder must generally furnish a valid IRS Form W-8ECI (or applicable successor form) to the applicable withholding agent.

However, any such effectively connected dividends paid on our common stock generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates in the same manner as if such holder were a resident of the United States. A non-U.S. holder that is a foreign corporation also

 

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may be subject to an additional branch profits tax equal to 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year, as adjusted for certain items. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

Gain on Disposition of Our Common Stock

Subject to the discussion below regarding backup withholding and FATCA, a non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized on the sale or other disposition of our common stock, unless:

 

   

the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States;

 

   

the non-U.S. holder is a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the disposition, and certain other requirements are met; or

 

   

our common stock constitutes a “United States real property interest” by reason of our status as a United States real property holding corporation (“USRPHC”), for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition or the non-U.S. holder’s holding period for our common stock, and our common stock is not regularly traded on an established securities market during the calendar year in which the sale or other disposition occurs.

Determining whether we are a USRPHC depends on the fair market value of our U.S. real property interests relative to the fair market value of our other trade or business assets and our foreign real property interests. We believe that we are not currently and do not anticipate becoming a USRPHC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates in the same manner as if such holder were a resident of the United States. A non-U.S. holder that is a foreign corporation also may be subject to an additional branch profits tax equal to 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year, as adjusted for certain items. Gain described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a flat 30% rate (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), but may be offset by certain U.S.-source capital losses (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided that the non-U.S. holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Annual reports are required to be filed with the IRS and provided to each non-U.S. holder indicating the amount of dividends on our common stock paid to such holder and the amount of any tax withheld with respect to those dividends. These information reporting requirements apply even if no withholding was required because the dividends were effectively connected with the holder’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business, or withholding was reduced or eliminated by an applicable income tax treaty. This information also may be made available under a specific treaty or agreement with the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides or is established. Backup withholding, currently at a 24% rate, generally will not apply to payments to a non-U.S. holder of dividends on or the gross proceeds of a disposition of our common stock provided the non-U.S. holder furnishes the required certification for its non-U.S. status, such as by providing a valid IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or IRS Form W-8ECI, or certain other requirements are met. Backup withholding may apply if the payor has actual knowledge, or reason to know, that the holder is a U.S. person who is not an exempt recipient.

 

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Backup withholding is not an additional tax. If any amount is withheld under the backup withholding rules, the non-U.S. holder should consult with a U.S. tax advisor regarding the possibility of and procedure for obtaining a refund or a credit against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any.

Withholding on Foreign Entities

FATCA imposes a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on certain payments made to a “foreign financial institution” (as specially defined under these rules) unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to withhold on certain payments and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding certain U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners) or an exemption applies. FATCA also generally will impose a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on certain payments made to a non-financial foreign entity unless such entity provides the withholding agent a certification identifying certain direct and indirect U.S. owners of the entity or an exemption applies. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements. Under certain circumstances, a non-U.S. holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. Subject to the recently proposed Treasury Regulations described below, FATCA applies to dividends paid on our common stock and to gross proceeds from sales or other dispositions of our common stock. The Treasury Department recently proposed regulations which state that taxpayers may rely on the proposed regulations until final regulations are issued, and which eliminate the federal withholding tax of 30% applicable to the gross proceeds of a sale or other disposition of our common stock.

Prospective investors are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of this legislation on their investment in our common stock.

 

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UNDERWRITERS

Under the terms and subject to the conditions in an underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus, the underwriters named below, for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as representatives, have severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to them, severally, the number of shares indicated below:

 

Name

  

Number of
Shares

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

                   

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

  

Barclays Capital Inc.

  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

  

Allen & Company LLC

  

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

  

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

  

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

  

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

  

Needham & Company, LLC

  

Loop Capital Markets LLC

  

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C.

  

Academy Securities, Inc.

  

BTIG, LLC

  

Canaccord Genuity LLC

  

CastleOak Securities, L.P.

  

Cowen and Company, LLC

  

Evercore Group L.L.C.

  

JMP Securities LLC

  

Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.

  

Mischler Financial Group, Inc.

  

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

  

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

  

William Blair & Company, L.L.C.

  

The Williams Capital Group, L.P.

  

TPG Capital BD, LLC

  
  

 

 

 

Total

     180,000,000  
  

 

 

 

The underwriters are offering the shares of common stock subject to their acceptance of the shares from us and the selling stockholders and subject to prior sale. The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by their counsel and to certain other conditions. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part. The underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus if any such shares are taken. However, the underwriters are not required to take or pay for the shares covered by the underwriters’ over-allotment option described below.

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concession not in excess of $        per share less than the public offering price. After the initial offering of the shares of common stock, the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the representatives.

The underwriters have an over-allotment option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to 27.0 million additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholders at the public offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the offering of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. To the extent the option is exercised, each underwriter will become obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase about the same percentage of the additional shares of common stock as the number listed next to the underwriter’s name in the preceding table bears to the total number of shares of common stock listed next to the names of all underwriters in the preceding table.

The following table shows the per share and total public offering price, underwriting discounts and commissions, and proceeds before expenses to us and the selling stockholders. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

                                                              
            Total  
     Per
Share
     No Exercise      Full
Exercise
 

Public offering price

   $                    $                    $                

Underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid by:

        

Us

   $                    $                    $                

The selling stockholders

   $                    $                    $                

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

   $                    $                    $                

Proceeds, before expenses, to selling stockholders

   $                    $                    $                

The estimated offering expenses payable by us, exclusive of the underwriting discounts and commissions, are approximately $15.0 million. We have agreed to reimburse the underwriters for up to $50,000 of expenses relating to clearance of this offering with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

On November 27, 2018, John Thain, who serves on our board of directors and on the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG, an affiliate of one of the underwriters, acquired 122,489 shares of our common stock for $40.82 per share, for a total purchase price of $5,000,001. FINRA deems these shares to be underwriting compensation.

The underwriters have informed us that they do not intend sales to discretionary accounts to exceed 5% of the total number of shares of common stock offered by them.

We have applied to list our common stock on the NYSE under the trading symbol “UBER.”

We and all of our directors, executive officers, the selling stockholders, and other record holders that together represent approximately 76% of our outstanding common stock and securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock are subject to lockup agreements with the underwriters agreeing that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC on behalf of the underwriters, we and they will not, in accordance with the terms of such agreements, during the period ending on and including the 180 th  day after the date of this prospectus (the “restricted period”):

 

   

offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock;

 

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file any registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the offering of any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock; or

 

   

enter into any swap, hedging transaction, or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our common stock;

whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of common stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. In addition, other record holders of our outstanding common stock and securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock are subject to restrictions pursuant to market standoff agreements and our bylaws (as described below). Each such person subject to a lockup agreement with the underwriters has agreed that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC on behalf of the underwriters, such other person will not, during the restricted period, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of our common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock.

The restrictions in the immediately preceding paragraph contained in the lockup agreements between the underwriters and our directors, executive officers, the selling stockholders, and other record holders that together represent approximately 76% of our outstanding common stock and securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for our common stock are subject to certain exceptions, including, with respect to (i) the sale of our common stock to the underwriters pursuant to the underwriting agreement; (ii) common stock acquired in this offering or in open market transactions after the closing of this offering; (iii) transfers of our common stock as bona fide gifts, by will, to an immediate family member, or to certain trusts, provided that the transferee enter into a lockup agreement with the underwriters; (iv) distributions of our common stock to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, or other business entity that is an affiliate, or to an entity controlled or managed by an affiliate, or to the stockholders, partners, or members of a holder, provided that the distributee enter into a lockup agreement with the underwriters; (v) the exercise of options, settlement of RSUs or other equity awards, or the exercise of warrants outstanding as of the date of this prospectus and disclosed in this prospectus, provided that any common stock received upon such exercise or settlement would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the immediately preceding paragraph; (vi) transfers of our common stock to us for the net exercise of options, settlement of RSUs or warrants, or to cover tax withholding; (vii) the establishment by such holders of trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the transfer of common stock during the restricted period (except as permitted by clause (viii)); (viii) sales in open market transactions (including sales pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act) during the restricted period to generate net proceeds up to the total amount of taxes or estimated taxes that become due as a result of the vesting or settlement of equity awards issued pursuant to a plan or arrangement described in this prospectus that are scheduled to vest or settle immediately prior to or during the restricted period; (ix) transfers of our common stock pursuant to a domestic order, divorce settlement, or other court order; (x) transfers of our common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock to us pursuant to any right to repurchase or any right of first refusal we may have over such shares; (xi) the conversion of outstanding preferred stock, warrants to acquire preferred stock, or convertible notes into shares of our common stock or warrants to acquire shares of our common stock prior to or in connection with this offering (or, in the case of convertible notes only, after this offering), provided that any common stock or warrant received upon such conversion would be subject to restrictions similar to those in the immediately preceding paragraph; and (xii) transfers of our common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock in connection with a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation, or other similar transaction involving a change of control that is approved by our board of directors, provided that if such transaction is not completed, all such common stock and securities would remain subject to the restrictions in the immediately preceding paragraph.

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the issuance of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities or the exercise of warrants or options (including net exercise) or the settlement of RSUs (including net settlement), in each case outstanding on the date of the underwriting agreement and described in this prospectus; (iii) grants of stock options, stock awards, restricted stock, RSUs, or other equity awards and the issuance of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock (whether upon the exercise of stock options or otherwise) to our employees, officers, directors, advisors, or consultants pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan in effect as of the closing of this offering and described in this prospectus, provided that such recipients, to the extent not bound by a market standoff agreement with us that is at least as restrictive as the lockup restrictions described above, enter into a lockup agreement with the underwriters; (iv) our issuance of up to 10% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or securities convertible into, exercisable for, or which are otherwise exchangeable for or represent the right to receive up to 10% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, immediately following the closing of this offering, in acquisitions or other similar strategic transactions, provided that such recipients enter into a lockup agreement with the underwriters; (v) our establishment or amendment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of our common stock, provided that (a) such plan or amendment does not provide for the transfer of shares of our common stock during the restricted period and (b) to the extent we are required to or voluntarily make a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act regarding the establishment or amendment of such plan, such announcement or filing must include a statement to the effect that no transfer of our common stock may be made under such plan during the restricted period; (vi) our filing of any registration statement on Form S-8 relating to securities granted or to be granted pursuant to any plan in effect on the date of the underwriting agreement and described in this prospectus or any assumed benefit plan pursuant to an acquisition or similar strategic transaction; and (vii) our issuance of shares of our common stock to PayPal pursuant to the private placement described in this prospectus. The shares sold in the private placement will be subject to a lockup agreement with the underwriters for a period of 270 days after the date of this prospectus.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in its sole discretion, may release the securities subject to the lockup agreements with the underwriters described above in whole or in part at any time.

We have a large number of equityholders and such equityholders have acquired their interests over an extended period of time and pursuant to a number of different agreements containing a variety of terms governing restrictions on the sale, short sale, transfer, hedging, pledging, or other disposition of their interests in our equity. Record holders of our outstanding shares of common stock and securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock are subject to restrictions on their ability to sell or transfer their equity either during the Pre-Pricing Period or from the Post-Pricing Period. During the Pre-Pricing Period, record holders of approximately 97% of our outstanding equity interests on a fully diluted basis are subject to the restrictions on the sale, transfer, short sale, hedging, pledging, or other disposition of their equity interests imposed by either (i) lockup agreements with the underwriters that are effective when signed, and which were signed on or prior to April 26, 2019, (ii) market standoff agreements with us, or (iii) agreements that subject their equity interests to transfer restrictions set forth in our bylaws. During the Post-Pricing Period (and before giving effect to the shares sold in this offering), (i) approximately 76% of our outstanding registered equity interests are subject to restrictions imposed by lockup agreements with the underwriters, (ii) an additional approximately 17% are subject to the market standoff provisions in our amended and restated investors’ rights agreement, which imposes restrictions on the sale, short sale, loan, granting of any option to purchase, or other disposition of any of our securities, or entering into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our securities, and (iii) the remaining approximately 7% are subject to restrictions contained in a variety of market standoff agreements with us which include restrictions on the sale, short sale, loan, granting of any option to purchase, or other disposition of our securities, and in some cases other restrictions. The forms and specific restrictive provisions within these market standoff provisions vary significantly between equityholders. For example, some of these market standoff agreements do not specifically restrict hedging transactions and others may be subject to different interpretations between us and equityholders as to whether they restrict hedging.

 

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Record holders of our securities are typically the parties to the lockup agreements with the underwriters and the market standoff agreements with us referred to above, while holders of beneficial interests in our shares who are not also record holders in respect of such shares are not typically subject to any such agreements or other similar restrictions. Accordingly, we believe that holders of beneficial interests who are not record holders and are not bound by market standoff or lockup agreements could enter into transactions with respect to those beneficial interests that negatively impact our stock price. In addition, an equityholder who is neither subject to a market standoff agreement with us nor a lockup agreement with the underwriters may be able to sell, short sell, transfer, hedge, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or attempt to sell, short sell, transfer, hedge, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, their equity interests at any time after the closing of this offering.

To facilitate the offering of the common stock, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the common stock. Specifically, the underwriters may sell more shares than they are obligated to purchase under the underwriting agreement, creating a short position. A short sale is covered if the short position is no greater than the number of shares available for purchase by the underwriters under the over-allotment option. The underwriters can close out a covered short sale by exercising the over-allotment option or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out a covered short sale, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the open market price of shares compared to the price available under the over-allotment option. The underwriters may also sell shares in excess of the over-allotment option, creating a naked short position. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering. As an additional means of facilitating this offering, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, shares of common stock in the open market to stabilize the price of the common stock. These activities may raise or maintain the market price of the common stock above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline in the market price of the common stock. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.

We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on websites maintained by one or more underwriters, or selling group members, if any, participating in this offering. The representatives may agree to allocate a number of shares of our common stock to underwriters for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the representatives to underwriters that may make Internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations.

The current business of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”) is being reorganized into two affiliated broker-dealers (i.e., MLPF&S and BofA Securities, Inc.) in which BofA Securities, Inc. will be the new legal entity for the institutional services that are now provided by MLPF&S. This transfer is expected to occur on or around May 13, 2019 (the “Transfer Date”). MLPF&S, an underwriter of the shares of common stock, will be assigning its rights and obligations as an underwriter to BofA Securities, Inc. in the event that the settlement date for the shares of common stock occurs on or after the Transfer Date.

Other Relationships

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for us, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses. Certain of the underwriters or their respective affiliates are lenders under our Revolving Credit Facility and served as placement agent in connection with the issuance of our 2023 Notes

 

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and our 2026 Notes. Certain of the underwriters or their respective affiliated entities or persons own shares of or interests in our capital stock. Eight investment funds and one discretionary client account managed by an affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC beneficially own an aggregate of 14,400,819 shares of our Series G Preferred Stock that they purchased from us between 2015 and 2016. Each share of our Series G Preferred Stock will automatically convert into one share of our common stock upon the closing of this offering. An affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC owns 10,000,652 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock purchased from us in 2011, which will automatically convert into 10,000,652 shares of our common stock upon the closing of this offering, and an investment fund managed by an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC owns, via a purchase from us made in 2015 and subsequent PIK interest payments, $1,863,166,415 principal amount of our Convertible Notes and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, which upon the closing of this offering will be converted into 57.0 million shares of our common stock (through an assumed conversion date of May 14, 2019 and based on the assumed initial public offering price of $47.00 per share). Three funds affiliated with TPG Capital BD, LLC, one of the underwriters, beneficially own an aggregate of 36,446,926 shares of our common stock and preferred stock automatically convertible into common stock at the closing of this offering. Such shares were purchased from us between 2015 and 2018. One of our directors, John Thain, serves on the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG, an affiliate of one of the underwriters. Another of our directors, David Trujillo, is a partner at TPG, an affiliate of one of the underwriters. Entities affiliated with TPG, an affiliate of one of the underwriters, are selling stockholders in this offering.

In addition, in the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their partners and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and instruments. Such investment and securities activities may involve our securities and instruments. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Pricing of the Offering

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price was determined by negotiations between us and the representatives for the underwriters. Among the factors considered in determining the initial public offering price were our future prospects and those of our industry in general, our sales, earnings and certain other financial and operating information in recent periods, and the price-earnings ratios, price-sales ratios, market prices of securities, and certain financial and operating information of companies engaged in activities similar to ours.

Directed Share Program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved up to 5.4 million shares of common stock, or up to 3% of the shares offered by this prospectus, for sale at the initial public offering price through a directed share program to certain qualifying Drivers in the United States. To qualify for the directed share program, a Driver must meet the following criteria:

 

   

one Trip completed in 2019 as of April 7, 2019;

 

   

2,500 lifetime Trips completed as of April 7, 2019; and

 

   

the Driver is in good standing.

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common stock offered by this prospectus. Participants in this directed share program will not be subject to lockup or market standoff restrictions with respect to any shares purchased through the directed share program. We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities and expenses, including liabilities under the Securities Act, in connection with the sales of the shares reserved for the directed share program.

Selling Restrictions

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area that has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), an offer to the public of any shares of our common stock may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares of our common stock may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

 

  (a)   to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

 

  (b)   to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive (as defined below), 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

 

  (c)   in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of shares of our common stock shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any underwriter of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression “offer to the public” in relation to any shares of our common stock in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares of our common stock to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any shares of our common stock, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State; the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State; and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

United Kingdom

Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:

 

  (a)   it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the shares of our common stock in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and

 

  (b)   it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares of our common stock in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Switzerland

The shares of our common stock may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the

 

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SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares or the offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, us, or the shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, and the offer of shares has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes. The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of shares.

Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Australia

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in relation to the offering. This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Corporations Act”), and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.

Any offer in Australia of the shares may only be made to persons, or the Exempt Investors, who are “sophisticated investors” (within the meaning of Section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), “professional investors” (within the meaning of Section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in Section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.

The shares applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under Section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.

This prospectus contains general information only and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate for their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

Canada

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subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the shares of our common stock must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Pursuant to Section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non-Canadian jurisdiction, Section 3A.4) of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

Hong Kong

The shares of our common stock have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than (a) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance; or (b) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance. No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares of our common stock has been or may be issued or has been or may be in the possession of any person for the purposes of issuance, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares of our common stock which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance.

Japan

No registration pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended) (the “FIEL”), has been made or will be made with respect to the solicitation of the application for the acquisition of the shares of our common stock.

Accordingly, the shares of our common stock have not been, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not be, directly or indirectly, offered or sold in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan) or to others for re-offering or re-sale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEL and the other applicable laws and regulations of Japan.

For Qualified Institutional Investors (“QII”)

Please note that the solicitation for newly-issued or secondary securities (each as described in Paragraph 2, Article 4 of the FIEL) in relation to the shares of our common stock constitutes either a “QII only private placement” or a “QII only secondary distribution” (each as described in Paragraph 1, Article 23-13 of the FIEL). Disclosure regarding any such solicitation, as is otherwise prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the FIEL, has not been made in relation to the shares of our common stock. The shares of our common stock may only be transferred to QIIs.

 

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For Non-QII Investors

Please note that the solicitation for newly-issued or secondary securities (each as described in Paragraph 2, Article 4 of the FIEL) in relation to the shares of our common stock constitutes either a “small number private placement” or a “small number private secondary distribution” (each as is described in Paragraph 4, Article 23-13 of the FIEL). Disclosure regarding any such solicitation, as is otherwise prescribed in Paragraph 1, Article 4 of the FIEL, has not been made in relation to the shares of our common stock. The shares of our common stock may only be transferred en bloc without subdivision to a single investor.

Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined under Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”)) under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to conditions set forth in the SFA.

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor, the securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation shall not be transferable for six months after that corporation has acquired the shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer in that corporation’s securities pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore (“Regulation 32”).

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an accredited investor, the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferable for six months after that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer that is made on terms that such rights or interest are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction (whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets), (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32.

Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to Section 309B of the SFA, we have determined, and hereby notify all relevant persons (as defined in the CMP Regulations 2018), that the shares are “prescribed capital markets products” (as defined in the CMP Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).

Chile

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Seguros de Chile). This prospectus supplement and other offering materials relating to the offer of the shares do not constitute a public offer of, or an invitation to subscribe for or purchase, the shares in the Republic of Chile, other than to individually identified purchasers pursuant to a private offering within the meaning of Article 4 of the Chilean Securities Market Act (Ley de Mercado de Valores) (an offer that is not “addressed to the public at large or to a certain sector or specific group of the public”).

United Arab Emirates

The shares have not been, and are not being, publicly offered, sold, promoted or advertised in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) other than in compliance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates (and the Dubai International Financial Centre) governing the issue, offering and sale of securities. Further, this prospectus does not constitute a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) and is not intended to be a public offer. This prospectus has not been approved by or filed with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Securities and Commodities Authority or the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Bermuda

Shares may be offered or sold in Bermuda only in compliance with the provisions of the Investment Business Act of 2003 of Bermuda which regulates the sale of securities in Bermuda. Additionally, non-Bermudian persons (including companies) may not carry on or engage in any trade or business in Bermuda unless such persons are permitted to do so under applicable Bermuda legislation.

Saudi Arabia

This document may not be distributed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia except to such persons as are permitted under the Offers of Securities Regulations as issued by the board of the Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority (“CMA”) pursuant to resolution number 2-11-2004 dated 4 October 2004 as amended by resolution number 1-28-2008, as amended. The CMA does not make any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this document and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss arising from, or incurred in reliance upon, any part of this document. Prospective purchasers of the securities offered hereby should conduct their own due diligence on the accuracy of the information relating to the securities. If you do not understand the contents of this document, you should consult an authorized financial adviser.

British Virgin Islands

The shares are not being, and may not be offered to the public or to any person in the British Virgin Islands for purchase or subscription by or on our behalf. The shares may be offered to companies incorporated under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (British Virgin Islands) (each a “BVI Company”), but only where the offer will be made to, and received by, the relevant BVI Company entirely outside of the British Virgin Islands.

This prospectus has not been, and will not be, registered with the Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands. No registered prospectus has been or will be prepared in respect of the shares for the purposes of the Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010 or the Public Issuers Code of the British Virgin Islands.

China

This prospectus does not constitute a public offer of shares, whether by sale or subscription, in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). The shares are not being offered or sold directly or indirectly in the PRC to or for the benefit of, legal or natural persons of the PRC.

 

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Further, no legal or natural persons of the PRC may directly or indirectly purchase any of the shares or any beneficial interest therein without obtaining all prior PRC’s governmental approvals that are required, whether statutorily or otherwise. Persons who come into possession of this document are required by the issuer and its representatives to observe these restrictions.

Korea

The shares have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Investments Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder (the “FSCMA”), and the shares have been and will be offered in Korea as a private placement under the FSCMA. None of the shares may be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea, including the FSCMA and the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder (the “FETL”). Furthermore, the purchaser of the shares shall comply with all applicable regulatory requirements (including but not limited to requirements under the FETL) in connection with the purchase of the shares. By the purchase of the shares, the relevant holder thereof will be deemed to represent and warrant that if it is in Korea or is a resident of Korea, it purchased the shares pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea.

Malaysia

No prospectus or other offering material or document in connection with the offer and sale of the shares has been or will be registered with the Securities Commission of Malaysia (“Commission”) for the Commission’s approval pursuant to the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Malaysia other than (i) a closed end fund approved by the Commission; (ii) a holder of a Capital Markets Services License; (iii) a person who acquires the shares, as principal, if the offer is on terms that the shares may only be acquired at a consideration of not less than RM250,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies) for each transaction; (iv) an individual whose total net personal assets or total net joint assets with his or her spouse exceeds RM3 million (or its equivalent in foreign currencies), excluding the value of the primary residence of the individual; (v) an individual who has a gross annual income exceeding RM300,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies) per annum in the preceding 12 months; (vi) an individual who, jointly with his or her spouse, has a gross annual income of RM400,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies), per annum in the preceding 12 months; (vii) a corporation with total net assets exceeding RM10 million (or its equivalent in a foreign currencies) based on the last audited accounts; (viii) a partnership with total net assets exceeding RM10 million (or its equivalent in foreign currencies); (ix) a bank licensee or insurance licensee as defined in the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010; (x) an Islamic bank licensee or takaful licensee as defined in the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010; and (xi) any other person as may be specified by the Commission; provided that, in the each of the preceding categories (i) to (xi), the distribution of the shares is made by a holder of a Capital Markets Services License who carries on the business of dealing in securities. The distribution in Malaysia of this prospectus is subject to Malaysian laws. This prospectus does not constitute and may not be used for the purpose of public offering or an issue, offer for subscription or purchase, invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities requiring the registration of a prospectus with the Commission under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.

Taiwan

The shares have not been and will not be registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan pursuant to relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitutes an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan that requires a registration or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer, sell, give advice regarding or otherwise intermediate the offering and sale of the shares in Taiwan.

 

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South Africa

Due to restrictions under the securities laws of South Africa, the shares are not offered, and the offer shall not be transferred, sold, renounced or delivered, in South Africa or to a person with an address in South Africa, unless one or other of the following exemptions applies:

 

  (a)   the offer, transfer, sale, renunciation or delivery is to:

 

  (i)

persons whose ordinary business is to deal in securities, as principal or agent;

 

  (ii)

the South African Public Investment Corporation;

 

  (iii)

persons or entities regulated by the Reverse Bank of South Africa;

 

  (iv)

authorized financial service providers under South African law;

 

  (v)

financial institutions recognized as such under South African law;

 

  (vi)

a wholly-owned subsidiary of any person or entity contemplated in (iii), (iv) or (v), acting as agent in the capacity of an authorized portfolio manager for a pension fund or collective investment scheme (in each case duly registered as such under South African law); or

 

  (vii)

any combination of the person in (i) to (vi); or

 

  (b)   the total contemplated acquisition cost of the securities, for any single addressee acting as principal is equal to or greater than ZAR1,000,000.

No “offer to the public” (as such term is defined in the South African Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (as amended or re-enacted) (the “South African Companies Act”)) in South Africa is being made in connection with the issue of the shares. Accordingly, this document does not, nor is it intended to, constitute a “registered prospectus” (as that term is defined in the South African Companies Act) prepared and registered under the South African Companies Act and has not been approved by, and/or filed with, the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission or any other regulatory authority in South Africa. Any issue or offering of the shares in South Africa constitutes an offer of the shares in South Africa for subscription or sale in South Africa only to persons who fall within the exemption from “offers to the public” set out in Section 96(1)(a) of the South African Companies Act. Accordingly, this document must not be acted on or relied on by persons in South Africa who do not fall within Section 96(1)(a) of the South African Companies Act (such persons being referred to as “SA Relevant Persons”). Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available in South Africa only to SA Relevant Persons and will be engaged in South Africa only with SA Relevant Persons.

France

Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the shares described in this prospectus has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or of the competent authority of another member state of the European Economic Area and notified to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. The shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the shares has been or will be (1) released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France; or (2) used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the shares to the public in France.

Such offers, sales and distributions will be made in France only:

 

  (a)   to qualified investors ( investisseurs estraint ) and/or to a restricted circle of investors ( cercle estraint d’investisseurs ), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, articles L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier;

 

  (b)   to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties; or

 

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  (c)   in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1° -or-2° -or 3° of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations ( Réglement Général ) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, does not constitute a public offer ( appel public á l’épargne ).

The shares may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L412-1 and L.621-8 through L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.

Brazil

No securities may be offered or sold in Brazil, except in circumstances that do not constitute a public offering or unauthorized distribution under Brazilian laws and regulations. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered with the  Comissão de Valores Mobiliários .

Kuwait

Unless all necessary approvals from the Kuwait Capital Markets Authority pursuant to Law No. 7/2010, its Executive Regulations, and the various Resolutions and Announcements issued pursuant thereto or in connection therewith have been given in relation to the marketing of and sale of the Shares, these may not be offered for sale, nor sold in the State of Kuwait (“Kuwait”). Neither this prospectus nor any of the information contained herein is intended to lead to the conclusion of any contract of whatsoever nature within Kuwait. With regard to the contents of this document we recommend that you consult a licensee as per the law and specialised in giving advice about the purchase of shares and other securities before making the subscription decision.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Cooley LLP, San Francisco, California, which has acted as our counsel in connection with this offering, will pass on certain legal matters with respect to U.S. federal law in connection with this offering. Attorneys at Cooley LLP have a beneficial interest in an aggregate of less than 0.03% of our common stock. Covington & Burling LLP is acting as our special counsel with respect to certain matters. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Menlo Park, California, is representing the underwriters in connection with this offering.

EXPERTS

The financial statements as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018 included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement, including the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete. If a contract or document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see the copy of the contract or document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a contract or document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.

On the closing of this offering, we will be subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and we will file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the website of the SEC referred to above.

We also maintain a website at www.uber.com. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus, and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is only as an inactive textual reference.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Uber Technologies, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Uber Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income (loss), of mezzanine equity and stockholders’ deficit and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, including the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for non-marketable equity securities in 2018.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCooopers LLP

San Francisco, California

March 25, 2019

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts)

 

                                                              
     As of
December 31,
2017
    As of
December 31,
2018
    Pro Forma
as of
December 31,
2018

(unaudited)
 

Assets

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,393     $ 6,406     $ 6,406  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     142       67       67  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $28 and $34, respectively

     739       919       919  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     425       860       860  

Assets held for sale

     1,138       406       406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     6,837       8,658       8,658  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     1,293       1,736       1,736  

Investments

     5,969       10,355       10,355  

Equity method investments

           1,312       1,312  

Property and equipment, net

     1,192       1,641       1,641  

Intangible assets, net

     54       82       82  

Goodwill

     39       153       153  

Other assets

     42       51       51  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 15,426     $ 23,988     $ 23,988  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

      

Accounts payable

   $ 213     $ 150     $ 150  

Short-term insurance reserves

     469       941       941  

Accrued and other current liabilities

     2,713       3,157       4,317  

Liabilities held for sale

     452       11       11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     3,847       4,259       5,419  

Long-term insurance reserves

     1,527       1,996       1,996  

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     3,048       6,869       4,535  

Other long-term liabilities

     3,351       4,072       1,811  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,773       17,196       13,761  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

      

Mezzanine equity

      

Redeemable non-controlling interest

                  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, 905,239 and 946,246 shares authorized, 863,305 and 903,607 shares issued and outstanding, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $12 and $14, respectively; no shares issued and outstanding, pro forma

     12,210       14,177        

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

      

Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 2,655,107 and 2,696,114 shares authorized, 443,394 and 457,189 shares issued and outstanding, respectively; 1,486,321 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma

                  

Additional paid-in capital

     320       668       20,749  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3     (188     (188

Accumulated deficit

     (8,874     (7,865     (10,334
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     (8,557     (7,385     10,227  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   $     15,426     $     23,988     $ 23,988  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts)

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Revenue

   $ 3,845     $ 7,932     $ 11,270  

Costs and expenses

      

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     2,228       4,160       5,623  

Operations and support

     881       1,354       1,516  

Sales and marketing

     1,594       2,524       3,151  

Research and development

     864       1,201       1,505  

General and administrative

     981       2,263       2,082  

Depreciation and amortization

     320       510       426  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     6,868       12,012       14,303  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (3,023     (4,080     (3,033

Interest expense

     (334     (479     (648

Other income (expense), net

     139       (16     4,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from equity method investment

     (3,218     (4,575     1,312  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     28       (542     283  

Loss from equity method investment, net of tax

                 (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     (3,246     (4,033     987  

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     2,876              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

     (370     (4,033     987  

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

                 (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $ 997  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc. common stockholders, basic and diluted:

      

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:

      

Continuing operations

   $ (7.89   $ (9.46   $  

Discontinued operations

     6.99              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share

   $ (0.90   $ (9.46   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

      

Basic

     411,501       426,360       443,368  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     411,501       426,360       478,999  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders (unaudited):

      

Basic

       $ 1.33  
      

 

 

 

Diluted

       $ 1.27  
      

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders (unaudited):

      

Basic

         1,453,906  
      

 

 

 

Diluted

         1,520,723  
      

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in millions)

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Net income (loss) including non-controlling interest

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $ 987  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

      

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

     2       (4     (225

Change in unrealized gain on investments in available-for-sale securities

                 40  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     2       (4     (185
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) including non-controlling interest

     (368     (4,037     802  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest

                 (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc.

   $ (368   $ (4,037   $ 812  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands)

 

     Redeemable
Non-
Controlling
Interest
    Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock
    Common Stock      Additional
Paid-In

Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

(Loss)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Balance as of January 1, 2016

   $ 553       741,743     $ 6,256       443,319     $      $ 120     $ (1   $ (4,265   $ (4,146

Issuance of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs

           99,355       4,846                                       

Exercise of warrants

           103                                             

Lapsing of repurchase option related to Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock issued to a non-employee service provider

                 4                                       

Repurchase of outstanding shares

     (5     (342           (3,511                        (171     (171

Exercise of stock options

                       5,352              17                   17  

Repurchase of unvested early-exercised stock options

                       (2,745                               

Reclassification of early-exercised stock options from liability, net

                                    9                   9  

Stock-based compensation

                 5                    56                   56  

Issuance and repayment of employee loans collateralized by outstanding common stock

                                    (1                 (1

Issuance of restricted common stock in connection with acquisitions

                       12,636              8                   8  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                                          2             2  

Divestiture of discontinued operations

     (548                                                 

Net loss

                                                (370     (370
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $       840,859     $ 11,111       455,051     $      $ 209     $ 1     $ (4,806   $ (4,596
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands)

 

     Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock
    Common Stock      Additional
Paid-In

Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

(Loss)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
         Shares              Amount             Shares             Amount      

Balance as of December 31, 2016

     840,859      $ 11,111       455,051     $      $ 209     $ 1     $ (4,806   $ (4,596

Issuance of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs

     20,667        1,008                                       

Exercise of warrants

     1,779        87                                       

Vesting of common stock warrants

                               1                   1  

Lapsing of repurchase option related to Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock issued to a non-employee service provider

            4                                       

Repurchase of outstanding shares

                  (11,016                        (32     (32

Exercise of stock options

                  2,897              4                   4  

Repurchase of unvested early-exercised stock options

                  (3,538            (1                 (1

Reclassification of early-exercised stock options from liability, net

                               6                   6  

Stock-based compensation

                               97                   97  

Issuance and repayment of employee loans collateralized by outstanding common stock

                               4             (3     1  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                                     (4           (4

Net loss

                                           (4,033     (4,033
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

     863,305      $ 12,210       443,394     $      $ 320     $ (3   $ (8,874   $ (8,557
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEZZANINE EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands)

 

    Redeemable
Non-
Controlling
Interest
    Redeemable Convertible
Preferred Stock
    Common Stock     Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

(Loss)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
        Shares             Amount             Shares             Amount      

Balance as of December 31, 2017

  $       863,305     $ 12,210       443,394     $     $ 320     $ (3   $ (8,874   $ (8,557

Issuance of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs

          41,007       2,000                                      

Repurchase of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock from Didi

          (754     (37                 4                   4  

Exercise of warrants

          54       3       34             1                   1  

Lapsing of repurchase option related to Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock issued to a non-employee service provider

                1                                      

Repurchase of outstanding shares

          (5           (2,553                       13       13  

Exercise of stock options

                      11,809             27                   27  

Issuance of restricted common stock

                  514         21           21  

Repurchase of unvested early-exercised stock options

                      (142                              

Reclassification of early-exercised stock options from liability, net

                                  1                   1  

Stock-based compensation

                                  125                   125  

Issuance and repayment of employee loans collateralized by outstanding common stock

                                  4             (1     3  

Issuance of common stock as consideration for investment and acquisition

                      4,133             144                   144  

Issuance of non-controlling interest

    10                               (10                 (10

Deferred tax benefit arising from acquisition of previously consolidated entity

                                  31                   31  

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

                                        40             40  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                                        (225           (225

Net income (loss)

    (10                                         997       997  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

  $       903,607     $ 14,177       457,189     $     $ 668     $ (188   $ (7,865   $ (7,385
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Cash flows from operating activities

      

Net income (loss) including redeemable non-controlling interest

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $ 987  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     347       510       426  

Bad debt expense

     67       82       71  

Stock-based compensation

     107       124       170  

Gain on disposition of China operations, net of tax

     (4,415            

Gain on business divestitures

                 (3,214

Deferred income tax

     5       (762     35  

Revaluation of derivative liabilities

     (142     173       501  

Accretion of discount on long-term debt

     185       244       318  

Payment-in-kind interest

     68       69       71  

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     9       117       59  

Impairment on long-lived assets of discontinued operations

     80              

Impairment on long-lived assets held for sale

           223       197  

Loss from equity method investment

                 42  

Unrealized gain on investments

                 (1,996

Gain on forfeiture of unvested warrants and related share repurchases

                 (152

Unrealized foreign currency transactions

     60       (59     53  

Other

     14       (16     1  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:

      

Accounts receivable

     (348     (442     (279

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (214     (120     (473

Accounts payable

     228       (79     (39

Accrued insurance reserve

     521       1,284       943  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     885       1,267       738  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (2,913     (1,418     (1,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

      

Proceeds from insurance reimbursement, sale and disposal of property and equipment

     17       342       369  

Purchase of property and equipment

     (1,629     (821     (558

Purchase of intangible assets

     (6     (8      

Purchase of equity method investments

                 (412

Investments in debt securities

                 (30

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

     (22           (64

Cash transferred in discontinued operations

     (218            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,858     (487     (695

 

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     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Cash flows from financing activities

      

Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of repurchases

     17       3       27  

Repurchase of outstanding shares

     (90     (131     (10

Issuance of term loan and senior notes, net of issuance costs

     1,114             3,466  

Principal repayment on term loan

     (3     (12     (19

Proceeds from revolving lines of credit

     346       202        

Principal repayment on revolving lines of credit

     (28     (76     (491

Financing costs on revolving line of credit

     (18            

Principal payments on capital leases

                 (89

Proceeds from issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs

     4,846       1,008       1,750  

Dissolution of joint venture and subsequent proceeds

     11       19       38  

Other

     (1     2       (32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     6,194       1,015       4,640  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

     (25     22       (119
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

     1,398       (868     2,285  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

      

Beginning of period

     5,428       6,826       5,828  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reclassification from (to) assets held for sale during the period

           (130     96  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period, excluding cash classified within assets held for sale

   $ 6,826     $ 5,828     $ 8,209  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

      

Cash paid for:

      

Interest, net of amount capitalized

   $ 32     $ 61     $ 124  

Income taxes, net of refunds

     20       153       289  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

      

Stock-based compensation capitalized as software development costs

     2       1        

Changes in purchases of property, equipment and software recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (36     (4     14  

Changes in share repurchase commitment made in each period (Note 10)

     176       (44     (13

Financed construction projects

     8       214       177  

Capital lease obligations

           124       165  

Deferred unpaid offering costs

                 4  

Settlement of litigation through issuance of redeemable convertible preferred stock

                 250  

Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions

     8             93  

Ownership interest in MLU B.V. received in connection with the disposition of Uber Russia/CIS operations

                 1,410  

Grab debt security received in exchange for the sale of Southeast Asia operations

                 2,275  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1—Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber” or “the Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in July 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The Company is a technology company that is powering movement in countries around the world, principally in the United States and Canada, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific markets, excluding its discontinued China operations.

On August 1, 2016, the Company sold its majority-owned subsidiary, Uber China, Ltd. (“Uber China”) to Xiaoju Kuaizhi, Inc. (“Didi”) for an equity stake in Didi, valued at the time at approximately $6.0 billion. The financial results of Uber China’s operations are presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and, as such, have been excluded from continuing operations for all periods presented. Refer to Note 15—Discontinued Operations for further information. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company completed the disposition of the Uber Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (“Uber Russia/CIS”) operations and the sale of the Southeast Asia operations. Refer to Note 19—Divestitures for further information. These 2018 divestitures did not represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, and therefore are not presented as discontinued operations.

The Company’s principal activities are to develop and support proprietary technology applications (“platform(s)”) that enable independent providers of ridesharing services (“Driver Partner(s)”), Eats meal preparation services (“Restaurant Partner(s)”) and Eats meal delivery services (“Delivery Partner(s)”), collectively the Company’s “Partners,” to transact with “Rider(s)” (for ridesharing services) and “Eater(s)” (for meal preparation and delivery services), collectively defined as “end-user” or “end-users.”

Driver Partners provide ridesharing services to Riders through a range of offerings based on vehicle type and/or the number of Riders. Restaurant Partners and Delivery Partners provide meal preparation and delivery services, respectively, to Eaters.

In addition, the Company also provides freight transportation services to Shippers within the freight industry and leases vehicles to third-parties that may use the vehicles to provide ridesharing or Eats services through the Platforms. Refer to Note 2—Revenue for further information.

The Company has organized its operations into two operating and reportable segments: Core Platform and Other Bets. Core Platform primarily includes the ridesharing and Uber Eats products; while Other Bets primarily includes the Company’s Freight and New Mobility products. Refer to Note 13—Segment Information for further information.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. The Company consolidates its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries over which it exercises control, as well as variable interest entities (“VIE”) where it is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. Refer to Note 16—Variable Interest Entities for further information. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.

Reclassifications

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controlling interest, stockholders’ deficit or cash flows as previously reported. In addition, the Company corrected the classification of a restricted cash and cash equivalents balance of $57 million and $98 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, which affect the reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are based on historical experience, where applicable, and other assumptions which management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to accounts receivable allowances, fair values of investments and other financial instruments, useful lives of amortizable long-lived assets and intangible assets, stock-based compensation, income and non-income taxes, insurance reserves, and contingent liabilities. These estimates are inherently subject to judgment and actual results could differ from those estimates.

Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet

The unaudited pro forma balance sheet information as of December 31, 2018 has been prepared to give effect to:

 

   

the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2018 into an equivalent number of shares of common stock immediately prior to the closing of a qualifying initial public offering (“IPO”);

 

   

the net issuance of 38.3 million shares of common stock upon the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the qualifying event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with an IPO, after giving effect to shares withheld to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations, and the related increase in liabilities and corresponding decrease in additional paid-in-capital;

 

   

the conversion of the Company’s outstanding 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes, as defined in Note 7—Long-Term Debt and Revolving Credit Arrangements, into 86.1 million shares of common stock, assuming the conversion of $2.9 billion accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2018 at a conversion price of $47.00 per share and the removal of the related embedded derivative liabilities;

 

   

the exercise of certain redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants outstanding at December 31, 2018, resulting in the issuance of common stock in connection with an IPO and the related reclassification of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to common stock and additional paid-in capital; and

 

   

stock-based compensation expense of $3.0 billion associated with restricted common stock, RSUs, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), and stock options for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied or partially satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the qualifying event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with the IPO, reflected as an increase in accumulated deficit, and an increase in additional paid-in capital for equity-settled awards or an increase in liabilities for cash-settled awards.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 consisted of cash held in checking and savings accounts and investments in money market funds. The Company considers all highly-liquid investments purchased with an original or remaining maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash includes amounts collected on behalf of, but not yet remitted to Partners, which are included in accrued and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Restricted cash and cash equivalents is pledged as security for letters of credit or other collateral amounts established by the Company for certain lease obligations, insurance policies and other various contractual arrangements. Restricted cash and cash equivalents is classified as current and non-current assets based on the term of the remaining restriction. The reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents to the consolidated balance sheets amounts are as follows (in millions):

 

                                                              
     As of December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6,241      $ 4,393      $ 6,406  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents—current

            142        67  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents—non-current

     585        1,293        1,736  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6,826      $ 5,828      $ 8,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, other receivables, and accounts receivable are potentially subject to credit risk concentration. Cash is deposited with financial institutions that the Company believes are of high credit quality. The Company holds cash and cash equivalent concentrations in financial institutions around the world in excess of federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses to date related to these concentrations. The Company’s other receivables primarily consist of funds withheld by well-established insurance companies with high credit quality that may be used to cover future settlement of reserved insurance claims. The Company relies on a limited number of third parties to provide payment processing services (“payment service providers”) to collect amounts due from end-users. Payment service providers are financial institutions or credit card companies that the Company believes are of high credit quality. None of the Company’s Partners or Freight customers accounted for 10% or more of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties

The Company has incurred significant net losses since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $7.9 billion as of December 31, 2018. The operations of the Company have historically been funded through equity and debt financings. While management currently anticipates that the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents and revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet the Company’s operational cash needs for the twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements, additional capital may need to be raised or additional indebtedness incurred to continue to fund the operations and other strategic initiatives. The Company may not be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, if at all, or its ability to incur additional indebtedness may be restricted by the terms of its existing debt instruments.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable represents uncollected fare payments from end-users for completed transactions where (i) the payment method is credit card and includes (a) end-user fare amounts not yet settled with payment service providers, and (b) end-user fare amounts settled by payment service providers but not yet remitted to the Company, or (ii) completed shipments where the Company invoices Freight customers (“Shippers”) and payment has not been received. The timing of settlement of amounts due from these parties varies by region and by product. The portion of the fare receivable to be remitted to Partners is included in accrued and other current liabilities. Refer to Note 9—Supplemental Financial Statement Information for amounts payable to Partners.

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invoiced amounts that may never settle or be collected, as well as for credit card chargebacks including fraudulent credit card transactions. The Company considers the allowance for doubtful accounts for fare amounts to be direct and incremental costs to revenue earned and, therefore, the costs are included as cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company estimates the allowance based on historical experience and geographical trends, which are reviewed periodically and as needed, and amounts are written off when determined to be uncollectable. Chargebacks and credit card losses were $110 million, $174 million and $208 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Assets Held for Sale

The Company classifies long-lived assets as held for sale in the period that (i) it has approved and committed to a plan to sell the asset or asset group (“asset”), (ii) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition, (iii) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to sell the asset have been initiated, (iv) the sale of the asset is probable and transfer of the asset is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year (subject to certain events or circumstances), (v) the asset is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value, and (vi) it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. The Company initially and subsequently measures a long-lived asset that is classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is recognized in general and administrative expenses in the period in which the held for sale criteria are met. Conversely, gains are generally not recognized on the sale of a long-lived asset until the date of sale. Upon designation as an asset held for sale, the Company stops recording depreciation expense on the asset. The Company assesses the fair value of assets held for sale less any costs to sell at each reporting period until the asset is no longer classified as held for sale.

Assets Under Construction and Financing Obligations

The Company is involved in the construction of certain office buildings and research facilities and is under lease agreements for certain of the constructed or facilities under construction. In such arrangements, the Company capitalizes construction costs, whether expended by the Company or the builder/lessor, in property and equipment, net. The Company records a corresponding financing obligation for amounts expended by the builder/lessor in other long-term liabilities. During the construction period, interest is accrued on the financing obligation and costs of construction are capitalized as a component of the building asset. Refer to Note 8—Assets Under Construction and Financing Obligations for further information. These assets often do not qualify for derecognition under sales-leaseback accounting guidance as a result of continuing involvement in the property. These assets and obligations are amortized in depreciation and amortization and interest expense, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations based on the terms of the related lease agreements.

 

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Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are as follows:

 

                    

Property and Equipment

  

Estimated Useful Life

Land

   Indefinite

Buildings

   30 years

Site improvements

   5-15 years

Leased vehicles

   3-10 years

Computer equipment

   3-5 years

Furniture and fixtures

   3-5 years

Dockless e-bikes

   3 years

Internal-use software

   2-5 years

Leased computer equipment

   Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term

Leasehold improvements

   Shorter of estimated useful life or lease term

When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost, accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the period realized. Maintenance and repairs that do not enhance or extend the asset’s useful life are charged to operating expenses as incurred.

The Company capitalizes certain costs, including interest, incurred in developing internal-use software once planning has been completed, management has authorized and committed project funding, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will function as intended. Amortization of such costs occurs on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the related asset and begins once the asset is ready for its intended use. Costs incurred prior to meeting these criteria, together with costs incurred for training and maintenance, are expensed as incurred.

Wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company purchase vehicles and lease them to third-parties. Lessees of vehicles may use them to provide ridesharing or delivery services, including through use of the platform(s).

Leased vehicle assets are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. The vast majority of the Company’s leased vehicle assets were reclassified to assets held for sale as of December 31, 2017 and remained held for sale as of December 31, 2018. Refer to Note 4—Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale for further information. When leased vehicles are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the period realized. Maintenance and repair expenditures are charged to operating expenses as incurred.

Deferred Offering Costs

The Company has capitalized qualified legal, accounting and other direct costs related to its efforts to raise capital through a sale of its common stock in an IPO. Deferred offering costs are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and will be deferred until the completion of the IPO, at which time they will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital as a reduction of the IPO proceeds. If the Company terminates its planned IPO or there is a significant delay, all of the deferred offering costs will be immediately written off to operating expenses. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no deferred offering costs that were capitalized. As of December 31, 2018, $4 million of deferred offering costs were capitalized.

Acquisitions

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tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition dates. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 18—Business Combinations for further information.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination and is allocated to reporting units expected to benefit from the business combination. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at least annually, in the fourth quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. The Company evaluates its reporting units when changes in its operating structure occur, and if necessary, reassigns goodwill using a relative fair value allocation approach. In testing for goodwill impairment, the Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then additional impairment testing is not required. However, if the Company concludes otherwise, the Company proceeds to the quantitative assessment.

The quantitative assessment compares the estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its book value, including goodwill. If the fair value exceeds book value, goodwill is considered not to be impaired and no additional steps are necessary. However, if the book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. There were no impairment charges in any of the periods presented.

Intangible Assets, Net

Intangible assets are carried at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from one to eighteen years. The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment under the long-lived asset model described in the Evaluation of Long-Lived Assets for Impairment section. There have been no impairment charges recorded in any of the periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 6—Goodwill and Intangible Assets for further information.

Investments

Equity Securities

Accounting for the Company’s equity securities varies depending on the marketability of the security and the type of investment. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities,” prospectively and accordingly, the Company has elected to measure its investments in non-marketable equity securities at cost, with remeasurements to fair value only upon the occurrence of observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar securities of the same issuer, or in the event of any impairment. This election is reassessed each reporting period to determine whether non-marketable equity securities have a readily determinable fair value, in which case they would no longer be eligible for this election. Equity securities with a readily determinable fair value are measured at fair value on a recurring basis with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company had no investments in equity securities whose fair value was readily determinable as of December 31, 2017 and 2018. The Company evaluates its non-marketable equity securities for impairment at each reporting period based on a qualitative assessment that considers various

 

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potential impairment indicators. Impairment indicators might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, a significant deterioration in the earnings performance, credit rating, asset quality, or business prospects of the investee, a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment of the investee, a bona fide offer to purchase, an offer by the investee to sell, or a completed auction process for the same or similar securities for an amount less than the carrying amount of the investments in those securities. If an impairment exists, a loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the investment. The Company includes investments in equity securities within investments on the consolidated balance sheets.

Debt Securities

Accounting for the Company’s debt securities varies depending on the legal form of the security, the Company’s intended holding period for the security, and the nature of the transaction. Investments in debt securities that the Company intends to hold for indefinite periods of time are classified as available-for-sale and are initially recorded at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value of available-for-sale debt securities are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. The Company records certain of its debt securities at fair value with the changes in fair value recorded in earnings under the fair value option of accounting for financial instruments. The Company evaluates its available-for-sale debt securities for impairment at each reporting period. This evaluation consists of several qualitative and quantitative factors regarding the severity and duration of the unrealized loss as well as the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment until a forecasted recovery occurs. Factors considered include: recent financial results and operating trends; implied values in recent transactions of investee securities; other publicly available information that may affect the value of the Company’s investments; severity and length of the decline in value; and the Company’s strategy and intentions for holding the investment.

Impairment of the Company’s debt securities is recognized in earnings when a decline in value has occurred that is deemed to be other than temporary, and the current fair value becomes the new cost basis for the security. If the Company does not intend to sell a security and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery, the unrealized loss is separated into an amount representing the credit loss, which is recognized in earnings, and the amount related to all other factors, which is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The Company includes investments in debt securities within investments on the consolidated balance sheets.

Equity Method Investments

Investments in common stock or in-substance common stock of entities that provide the Company with the ability to exercise significant influence, but not a controlling financial interest, over the investee are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Investments accounted for under the equity method are initially recorded at cost. Subsequently, the Company recognizes through the consolidated statements of operations and as an adjustment to the investment balance, its proportionate share of the entities’ net income or loss and to reflect the amortization of basis differences. The Company records its share of the results of these companies one quarter in arrears within earnings in equity interests as loss from equity method investment, net of tax in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company evaluates each of its equity method investments at the end of each reporting period to determine whether events or changes in business circumstances that the carrying value of the investment may not be fully recoverable. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity that would justify the carrying amount of the investment. This evaluation consists of several qualitative and quantitative factors including recent financial results and operating trends of the investee; implied values in recent transactions of investee securities; other publicly available information that may affect the value of the Company’s investments.

 

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Evaluation of Long-Lived Assets for Impairment

The Company evaluates its held-and-used long-lived assets for indicators of possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The Company measures the recoverability of these assets by comparing the carrying amount of such assets or asset group to the future undiscounted cash flow it expects the assets or asset group to generate. If the Company considers any of these assets to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds its fair value. An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flows that the asset is expected to generate. Should an impairment exist, the impairment loss would be measured based on the excess carrying value of the asset group over the asset group’s fair value.

Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments

ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosure about the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

 

Level 1    Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2    Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs other than the quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly for the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3    Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The Company’s primary financial instruments include cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, investments, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, long-term debt, and embedded derivatives and warrants. The estimated fair value of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates their carrying value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. Refer to Note 3—Financial Instruments and Note 7—Long-Term Debt and Revolving Credit Arrangements for further information.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company evaluates its ownership, contractual and other interests in entities to determine if it has a variable interest in an entity. These evaluations are complex, involve judgment, and the use of estimates and assumptions based on available historical information, among other factors. If the Company determines that an entity for which it holds a contractual or ownership interest in is a VIE and that the Company is the primary beneficiary, the Company consolidates such entity in its consolidated financial statements. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that meets both of the following criteria: (1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE; and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE. Periodically, the Company determines whether any changes in the interest or relationship with the entity impacts the determination of whether the Company is still the primary beneficiary. If the Company is not deemed to be the

 

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primary beneficiary in a VIE, the Company accounts for the investment or other variable interests in a VIE in accordance with applicable GAAP. Refer to Note 16—Variable Interest Entities for further information.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when or as it satisfies its obligation. The Company derives its revenues principally from Partners’ use of the Company’s Core Platform and related service in connection with Ridesharing and Uber Eats and from customers’ use of Other Bets offerings including: Freight and New Mobility.

Core Platform

The Company enters into Master Services Agreements (“MSA”) with Partners to use the platform. The MSA defines the service fee the Company charges Partners for each transaction. Upon acceptance of a transaction, the Partner agrees to perform the ridesharing or Eats services as requested by an end-user. The acceptance of a transaction request combined with the MSA establishes enforceable rights and obligations for each transaction. A contract exists between the Company and a Partner after the Partner accepts a transaction request and the Partner’s ability to cancel the transaction lapses. End-users access the Platform for free and the Company has no performance obligation to end-users. As a result, end-users are not the Company’s customers.

The Company’s platform and related service includes on-demand lead generation, and related activities, including facilitating payments from end-users, that enable Partners to seek, receive and fulfill on-demand requests from end-users seeking ridesharing services and Eats services. These activities are performed to satisfy the Company’s sole performance obligation in the transaction, which is to connect Partners with end-users to facilitate the completion of a successful transaction.

Judgment is required in determining whether the Company is the principal or agent in transactions with Partners and end-users. The Company evaluates the presentation of revenue on a gross or net basis based on whether it controls the service provided to the end-user and is the principal (i.e. “gross”), or the Company arranges for other parties to provide the service to the end-user and is an agent (i.e. “net”). For Ridesharing and Eats transactions, the Company’s role is to provide the service to Partners to facilitate a successful trip or Eats service to end-users. The Company concluded it does not control the good or service provided by Partners to end-users as (i) the Company does not pre-purchase or otherwise obtain control of the Partners’ goods or services prior to its transfer to the end-user; (ii) the Company does not direct Partners to perform the service on the Company’s behalf, and Partners have the sole ability to decline a transaction request and (iii) the Company does not integrate services provided by Partners with its other services and then provide them to end-users. As part of the Company’s evaluation of control, the Company reviews other specific indicators to assist in the principal versus agent conclusions. The Company is not primarily responsible for ridesharing and Eats services provided to end-users, nor does it have inventory risk related to these services. While the Company facilitates setting the price for ridesharing and Eats services, the Partner and end-users have the ultimate discretion in accepting the transaction price and this indicator alone does not result in the Company controlling the services provided to end-users.

Partners are the Company’s customers and pay the Company a service fee for each successfully completed transaction with end-users. The Company’s obligation in the transaction is satisfied upon completion by the Partner of a transaction. In the vast majority of transactions with end-users, the Company acts as an agent by connecting end-users seeking ridesharing and Eats services with Partners looking to provide these services. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue on a net basis, representing the fee the Company expects to receive in exchange for the Company providing the service to Partners. The Company records refunds to end-users that it recovers from Partners as a reduction to revenue. Refunds to end-users due to end-user dissatisfaction with the Platform are recorded as marketing expenses and reduce the accounts receivable amount associated with the corresponding transaction.

 

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Ridesharing

The Company derives its ridesharing revenue primarily from service fees paid by Partners for use of the platform and related service to connect with Riders and successfully complete a trip via the Platform. The Company recognizes revenue when a trip is complete. There were no unsatisfied performance obligations as of December 31, 2018.

Depending on the market where the trip is completed, the service fee is either a fixed percentage of the end-user fare or the difference between the amount paid by an end-user and the amount earned by a Partner. In markets where the Company earns the difference between the amount paid by an end-user and the amount earned by a Partner, end-users are quoted a fixed upfront price for ridesharing services while the Company pays Partners based on actual time and distance for the ridesharing services provided. Therefore, the Company can earn a variable amount and may realize a loss on the transaction. The Company typically receives the service fee within a short period of time following the completion of a trip, and as such, Partner contracts do not have a significant financing component.

In addition, end-users in certain markets have the option to pay cash for trips. On such trips, cash is paid by end-users to Partners. The Company generally collects its service fee from Partners for these trips by offsetting against any other amounts due to Partners, including partner incentives. As the Company currently has limited means to collect its service fee for cash trips and cannot control whether Partners will generate future amounts owed to them for offset, it concluded collectability of such amounts is not probable until collected. As such, uncollected service fees for cash trips are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements until collected from Partners.

Uber Eats

The Company derives its Uber Eats revenue primarily from service fees paid by Partners for use of the platform and related service to successfully complete a meal delivery service via the Platform. The Company recognizes revenue when an Uber Eats transaction is complete. There were no material unsatisfied performance obligations as of December 31, 2018.

The service fee paid by Restaurant Partners is a fixed percentage of the meal price. The service fee paid by Delivery Partners is the difference between the delivery fee amount paid by the end-user and the amount earned by the Delivery Partner. End-users are quoted a fixed price for the meal delivery while the Company pays Partners based on actual time and distance for the delivery. Therefore, the Company earns a variable amount on a transaction and may realize a loss on the transaction. The Company typically receives the service fee within a short period of time following the completion of a delivery. As such, Restaurant and Delivery Partner contracts do not have a significant financing component.

Other Bets

Uber Freight

The Company derives its Uber Freight revenue from freight transportation services provided to Shippers. Revenue for Uber Freight represents the gross amount of fees charged to Shippers for these services. Costs incurred with carriers for Uber Freight transportation are recorded in cost of revenue.

Shippers contract with the Company to utilize the Company’s network of independent freight carriers to transport freight. The Company enters into contracts with Shippers that define the price for each shipment and payment terms. The Company’s acceptance of the shipment request establishes enforceable rights and obligations for each contract. By accepting the Shipper’s order, the Company has responsibility for transportation of the shipment from origin to destination. The Company enters into separate contracts with independent freight carriers and is responsible for prompt payment of freight charges to the carrier regardless of payment by the Shipper. The Company’s sole performance obligation is the transport of Shipper freight using its network of independent freight carriers. The Company invoices the Shipper upon satisfaction of the performance obligation.

 

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Judgment is required in determining whether the Company is the principal or agent in transactions with Shippers. For each contract entered into with a Shipper, the Company is responsible for identifying and directing independent freight carriers to transport the Shipper’s goods. The Company therefore controls the service before it is transferred to the Shipper. The Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the contract with the Shipper, including having discretion in selecting a qualified independent freight carrier that meets the Shipper’s specifications. The Company also has pricing discretion and negotiates separately the price(s) charged to Shippers and amounts paid to carriers. Accordingly, the Company is the principal in these transactions.

In consideration for the Company’s Freight services, Shippers pay the Company a fixed amount for each completed shipment. When the Shipper’s freight reaches its intended destination, the Company’s performance obligation is complete. The Company recognizes revenue associated with the Company’s performance obligation over the contract term, which represents its performance over the period of time a shipment is in transit. While the transit period of the Company’s contracts can vary based on origin and destination, contracts still in transit at period end are not material. Payment for the Company’s services is generally due within 30 to 45 days upon delivery of the shipment. As such, the Company does not have significant financing components in contracts with Shippers.

New Mobility

The Company’s New Mobility products, including dockless e-bikes, represent its new or emerging offerings beyond its Core Platform. New Mobility revenues were not material in 2018.

Incentives to Partners

Incentives provided to Partners are recorded as a reduction of revenue if the Company does not receive a distinct good or service or cannot reasonably estimate fair value of the good or service received. Incentives to Partners that are not for a distinct good or service are evaluated as variable consideration, in the most likely amount to be earned by the Partner, at the time or as they are earned by the Partner, depending on the type of incentive. Since incentives are earned over a short period of time, there is limited uncertainty when estimating variable consideration.

Incentives earned by Partners for referring new Partners are paid in exchange for a distinct service and are accounted for as customer acquisition costs. The Company expenses such referral payments as incurred in sales and marketing expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company applied the practical expedient under ASC 340-40-25-4 and expenses costs to acquire new customer contracts as incurred because the amortization period would be one year or less. The amount recorded as an expense is the lesser of the amount of the incentive paid or the established fair value of the service received. Fair value of the service is established using amounts paid to vendors for similar services. The amounts paid to Partners presented as sales and marketing expenses for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were $167 million, $199 million, and $136 million, respectively.

The Company evaluates whether the cumulative amount of payments, including incentives, to Partners that are not in exchange for a distinct good or service received from Partners exceeds the cumulative revenue earned since inception of the Partner relationships. Any cumulative payments in excess of cumulative revenue are presented as cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. The amounts presented as cost of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were $507 million, $530 million and $837 million, respectively.

 

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End-User Discounts and Promotions

The Company offers discounts and promotions to end-users to encourage use of the Company’s Platform. These are offered in various forms of discounts and promotions and include:

Targeted end-user discounts and promotions: These discounts and promotions are offered to a limited number of end-users in a market to acquire, re-engage, or generally increase end-users use of the platform, and are akin to coupon(s). An example is an offer providing a discount on a limited number of rides or meal deliveries during a limited time period. The Company records the cost of these discounts and promotions as sales and marketing expenses at the time they are redeemed by the end-user.

End-user referrals: These referrals are earned when an existing end-user (the referring end-user) refers a new end-user (the referred end-user) to the platform and the new end-user takes their first ride on the platform. These referrals are typically paid in the form of a credit given to the referring end-user. These referrals are offered to attract new end-users to the Platform. The Company records the liability for these referrals and corresponding expense as sales and marketing expenses at the time the referral is earned by the referring end-user.

Market-wide promotions: These promotions are pricing actions in the form of discounts that reduce the end-user fare charged by Partners to end-users for all or substantially all rides or meal deliveries in a specific market. Accordingly, the Company records the cost of these promotions as a reduction of revenue at the time the trip is completed.

Vehicle Solutions Revenues

The Company leases vehicles to third parties who could potentially use them to provide Core Platform services. These arrangements are classified as operating leases as defined within ASC 840, “Leases” (“ASC 840”). The Company recognizes revenue from these arrangements as lease payments are collected.

Other

The Company has elected to exclude from revenue, taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and are concurrent with specific revenue producing transactions, and collected from Partners and remitted to governmental authorities. Accordingly, such amounts are not included as a component of revenue or cost of revenue.

Practical Expedients

The Company has utilized the practical expedient available under ASC 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less. The Company has no significant financing components in its contracts with customers.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation expense in accordance with the fair value recognition and measurement provisions of GAAP, which requires compensation cost for the grant-date fair value of stock-based awards to be recognized over the requisite service period. The Company determines the fair value of stock-based awards granted or modified on the grant date (or modification or acquisition dates, if applicable) at fair value, using appropriate valuation techniques.

Time-Based Service Awards

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expected stock price volatility, expected term and risk-free interest rates. The Company estimates the volatility of common stock on the date of grant based on the weighted average historical stock price volatility of comparable publicly-traded companies in its industry group. The Company estimates the expected term based on the simplified method for employee stock options considered to be “plain vanilla” options, as the Company’s historical share option exercise experience does not provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate the expected term. The Company estimates the expected term for non-employees based on the contractual term. The risk-free interest rate is based on the United States (“U.S.”) Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected dividend yield is 0.0% as the Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying dividends on its common stock. In 2016, the Company was required to estimate the expected pre-vesting award forfeiture rate, and only recognized expense for those shares which were expected to vest. The Company estimated the forfeiture rate based on its historical experience of the Company’s stock-based awards that were granted and forfeited before vesting. Starting in 2017, the Company accounts for forfeitures when they occur in accordance with ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.”

The Company records stock-based compensation expense for time-based service awards such as stock options on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally four years.

Performance-Based Awards

The Company has granted restricted common stock awards (“RSA(s)”), RSUs, SARs, stock options, and warrants that vest only upon the satisfaction of both time-based service and performance-based conditions. The time-based service condition for these awards generally is satisfied over four years. The performance-based conditions generally are satisfied upon achieving specified performance targets, such as financial or operating metrics of the Company, and/or the occurrence of a qualifying event, defined as the earlier of (i) the closing of certain specific liquidation or change in control transactions, or (ii) an IPO. The Company records stock-based compensation expense for performance-based equity awards such as RSAs, RSUs, SARs, and stock options on an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, which is generally four years, and only if performance-based conditions are considered probable to be satisfied. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had not recognized stock-based compensation expense for awards with performance-based conditions which include a qualifying event because the qualifying event described above had not occurred and, therefore, cannot be considered probable. In the period in which the Company’s qualifying event is probable, the Company will record a cumulative one-time stock-based compensation expense determined using the grant-date fair values. Stock-based compensation related to remaining time-based service after the qualifying event will be recorded over the remaining requisite service period.

For performance-based RSAs and RSUs, the Company determines the grant-date fair value as the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.

For performance-based SARs, stock options, and warrants, the Company determines the grant-date fair value utilizing the valuation model as described above for time-based awards.

Market-Based Awards

The Company has granted RSUs and stock options that vest only upon the satisfaction of all the following conditions: time-based service conditions, performance-based conditions, and market-based conditions. The time-based service condition for these awards generally is satisfied over five years. The performance-based conditions generally are satisfied upon achieving specified performance targets, such as the occurrence of a qualifying event, as described above for performance-based awards. The market-based conditions are satisfied upon the Company’s achievement of specified fully-diluted equity values, as determined based on the Company’s stock price.

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term, risk-free interest rates, expected date of a qualifying event, and expected capital raise percentage. The Company estimates the volatility of common stock on the date of grant based on the weighted average historical stock price volatility of comparable publicly-traded companies in its industry group. The Company estimates the expected term based on various exercise scenarios, as these awards are not considered “plain vanilla.” The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The Company estimates the expected date of a qualifying event based on third-party valuations of the Company’s common stock. The Company estimates the expected capital raise percentage based on management’s expectations at the time of measurement of the award’s value.

The Company records stock-based compensation expense for market-based equity awards such as RSUs and stock options on an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period, and only if performance-based conditions are considered probable to be satisfied. The Company determines the requisite service period by comparing the derived service period to achieve the market-based condition and the explicit time-based service period, using the longer of the two service periods as the requisite service period.

Common Stock Fair Value

The absence of an active market for the Company’s common stock also requires the Board of Directors, the members of which the Company believes have extensive business, finance and venture capital experience, to determine the fair value of its common stock for purposes of granting stock-based awards and for calculating stock-based compensation expense for the periods presented. The Company obtains contemporaneous third-party valuations to assist the Board of Directors in determining fair value. These contemporaneous third-party valuations use the methodologies, approaches and assumptions consistent with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Practice Guide, Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation.

Factors taken into consideration in assessing the fair value of the Company’s common stock include: the sale of the Company’s shares to investors in private offerings; the prices of the recent redeemable convertible preferred stock sales to investors in arm’s-length transactions; the Company’s capital resources and financial condition; the preferences held by the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock classes in favor of its common stock; the likelihood and timing of achieving a qualifying event, such as an IPO or sale of the Company given prevailing market conditions; the Company’s historical operating and financial performance as well as the Company’s estimates of future financial performance; valuations of comparable companies; the hiring of key personnel; the status of the Company’s development, product introduction and sales efforts; the price paid by the Company to repurchase outstanding shares; industry information such as market growth and volume and macro-economic events; and, additional objective and subjective factors relating to its business.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In estimating future tax consequences, generally all expected future events other than enactments or changes in the tax law or rates are considered. Valuation allowances are provided to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

The Company accounts for uncertainty in tax positions recognized in the consolidated financial statements by recognizing a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits. Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized.

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realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character (for example, ordinary income or capital gain) within the carryback or carryforward periods available under the applicable tax law. The Company regularly reviews the deferred tax assets for recoverability based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies. The Company’s judgment regarding future profitability may change due to many factors, including future market conditions and the ability to successfully execute the business plans and/or tax planning strategies. Should there be a change in the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the Company’s income tax provision would increase or decrease in the period in which the assessment is changed.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for (benefit from) income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.

Expenses

Set forth below is a brief description of the components of the Company’s expenses:

 

   

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization primarily consists of credit card processing fees, bank fees, data center and networking expenses, mobile device and service costs, certain ride insurance costs, payments including incentives to partners in excess of revenues earned from Partners, costs incurred with carriers for Uber Freight transportation, and amounts related to fare chargebacks and other credit card losses.

 

   

Operations and support expenses primarily consist of compensation costs for employees that support operations in cities, including the general managers, driver operations, and community managers. Also included is the cost of customer support, driver background checks and the allocation of certain corporate costs.

 

   

Research and development expenses primarily consist of compensation costs for employees in engineering and product development, including autonomous technology development costs, as well as expenses associated with ongoing improvements to, and maintenance of, existing products and services, and allocation of certain corporate costs.

 

   

Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of compensation costs, advertising costs, product marketing costs, the cost of referral services provided by Partners and incentives, refunds, and credits to end-users, and the allocation of certain corporate costs. The Company expenses advertising and other promotional expenditures as incurred. Advertising expenses totaled $693 million, $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Incentives, refunds, and credits to end-users totaled $618 million, $949 million, and $1.4 billion for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

 

   

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of compensation costs for executive management and administrative employees, including finance and accounting, human resources, policy and communications, and legal, as well as allocation of certain corporate costs, occupancy, and non-ride insurance costs.

 

   

Depreciation and amortization expenses primarily consist of depreciation on buildings, site improvements, computer equipment, software, leasehold improvements, motor vehicles, and amortization of intangible assets.

Foreign Currency

The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the local currency or U.S. dollar depending on the nature of the subsidiaries’ activities. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are remeasured to the functional currency at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the

 

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period and are recorded in the current period consolidated statements of operations. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are remeasured monthly using the month-end exchange rate. Gains and losses resulting from remeasurement are recorded in unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses), net in the consolidated statements of operations. Subsidiary assets and liabilities with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies are translated at the month-end rate, retained earnings and other equity items are translated at historical rates, and revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates during the year. Cumulative translation adjustments are recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of stockholders’ deficit.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of two components: net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to gains and losses that are recorded as an element of stockholders’ deficit and are excluded from net income (loss). The Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) is composed of foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized losses and gains, net of tax, on its available-for-sale securities.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

The Company computes net income (loss) per share using the two-class method required for participating securities. The two-class method requires income available to common stockholders for the period to be allocated between common stock and participating securities based upon their respective rights to receive dividends as if all income for the period had been distributed.

The Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock, restricted common stock, and common stock issued upon early exercise of stock options are participating securities. The Company considers restricted common stock and any shares issued upon early exercise of stock options, subject to repurchase, to be participating securities because holders of such shares have non-forfeitable dividend rights in the event a cash dividend is declared on common stock.

The holders of the redeemable convertible preferred stock would be entitled to dividends in preference to common shareholders, at specified rates, if declared. Then any remaining earnings would be distributed to the holders of common stock, restricted common stock, common stock issued upon early exercise of stock options, and the holders of the redeemable convertible preferred stock on a pro-rata basis assuming conversion of all redeemable convertible preferred stock into common stock. These participating securities do not contractually require the holders of such shares to participate in the Company’s losses. As such, net losses for the periods presented were not allocated to the Company’s participating securities.

The Company’s basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. The diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by giving effect to all potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method based on the nature of such securities. Diluted net income (loss) per share is the same as basic net income (loss) per share in periods when the effects of potentially dilutive shares of common stock are anti-dilutive. When the Company is reporting discontinued operations, it uses net income (loss) from continuing operations as the control number in determining whether those potential dilutive securities are dilutive or anti-dilutive.

Insurance Reserves

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liability, uninsured and underinsured motorist, auto physical damage, general liability, and workers’ compensation. The insurance reserves is the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for risks retained by the Company and includes an amount determined from case reserves and an amount, based on past experience, for losses incurred but not reported for loss events as of the balance sheet date. Such estimates of the ultimate obligation are based on historical claim information, industry data, and generally accepted actuarial methods. These estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as experience develops and new information becomes known. Adjustments, if any, relating to accidents that occurred in prior years are reflected in the current year results of operations. Reserve amounts estimated to be settled within one year are recorded in short-term insurance reserves, with longer term settlements recorded in long-term insurance reserves on the consolidated balance sheets for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018.

While management believes that the insurance reserve amount is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of, or less than, the amount provided. All estimates of ultimate losses and allocated loss adjustment expenses, and of resulting reserves, are subject to inherent variability caused by the nature of the insurance claim settlement process. Such variability is increased for the Company due to limited historical experience and the nature of the coverage provided. Actual results depend upon the outcome of future contingent events and can be affected by many factors, such as claims settlement processes and changes in the economic, legal, and social environments. As a result, the net amounts that will ultimately be paid to settle the liability and when amounts will be paid may vary from the estimated amounts provided for on the consolidated balance sheets.

Loss Contingencies

The Company is involved in legal proceedings, claims, and regulatory, tax or government inquiries and investigations that arise in the ordinary course of business. Certain of these matters include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages. The Company records a liability when the Company believes that it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range of loss can be estimated, the Company discloses the possible loss in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company reviews the developments in contingencies that could affect the amount of the provisions that have been previously recorded, and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed. The Company makes adjustments to provisions and changes to disclosures accordingly to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and updated information. Significant judgment is required to determine both the probability and the estimated amount of loss.

The outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. Therefore, if one or more of these matters were resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, including in a particular reporting period in which any such outcome becomes probable and estimable, could be materially adversely affected.

The Company recognizes estimated losses from contingencies that relate to proceedings in which Driver Partners are the plaintiffs, or proceedings and regulatory penalties against Driver Partners for which the Company elects to either pay on behalf of or reimburse Driver Partners, as a reduction of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. All other estimated losses from contingencies are recognized in general and administrative expenses.

Legal fees and other costs associated with such actions are expensed as incurred.

Leases and Leasing Obligations

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include the construction build-out period but to exclude lease extension periods. The Company conducts its operations primarily under operating leases. For leases that contain rent escalations, the Company records the total rent payable during the lease term, as defined above, on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The Company records the difference between the rent paid and the straight-line rent in a deferred rent account in accrued and other current liabilities or other long-term liabilities, as appropriate, on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company records landlord allowances as deferred rent liabilities in accrued and other current liabilities or other long-term liabilities, as appropriate, on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company classifies the amortization of landlord allowances as a reduction of rent expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

To the extent the Company is involved in the construction of structural improvements or takes construction risk prior to commencement of a lease, the Company is the deemed owner for accounting purposes during construction of certain office buildings and research facilities and records assets and liabilities for the estimated construction costs incurred.

Upon completion of construction of these facilities for which the Company is deemed the owner for accounting purposes, the Company assesses whether these arrangements qualify for sales recognition under the “sale-leaseback” accounting guidance. If the Company does not comply with the provisions needed for sale-leaseback accounting, the lease will be accounted for as a financing obligation and lease payments will be attributed to (1) a reduction of the principal financial obligation; (2) imputed interest expense; and (3) land lease expense. In addition, the underlying building asset will be depreciated over the buildings estimated useful life. At the conclusion of the lease term, the Company will derecognize both the net book values of the asset and the financing obligation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities,” which addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. This new guidance allows an entity to elect a measurement alternative which only requires the financial instrument to be remeasured to fair value in the event of an observable transaction in the identical or a similar security of the same issuer, and in the event there is an impairment. Equity securities with a readily determinable fair value will be measured at fair value at each reporting period end with changes in fair value recognized in net income. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-03, “Technical Corrections and Improvements: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities,” which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2016-01. The Company adopted ASU 2016-01 as of January 1, 2018 and applied the changes prospectively for investments that were measured using the measurement alternative. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded unrealized gains of $2.0 billion, which were included in the consolidated statements of operations.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” for targeted changes with respect to how cash receipts and cash payments are classified in the statements of cash flows, with the objective of reducing diversity in practice. The Company adopted this new standard as of January 1, 2018 and applied the changes retrospectively. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, “Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory,” which requires the recognition of the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. The Company adopted this new standard as of January 1, 2018 and applied the changes on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of the new standard did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Clarifying the Definition of a Business,” to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The Company adopted this new standard as of January 1, 2018 and applied the changes prospectively. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” to eliminate step two from the goodwill impairment test and instead, requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. The entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. In addition, income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit should be considered when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The amendments also eliminate the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform step two of the goodwill impairment test. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. The Company adopted this new standard as of January 1, 2018 and applied the changes prospectively. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Scope of Modification Accounting (Topic 718)” to provide guidance on determining which changes to the terms and conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification accounting under Topic 718. The Company adopted this new standard as of January 1, 2018 and applied the changes prospectively. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which requires lessees to recognize leases on-balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Topic 842 was subsequently amended by ASU 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” and ASU 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.” The new standard establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement. This standard is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and for other entities for annual periods after December 15, 2019. The Company will adopt this new standard on January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective transition method and will use the effective date as the date of initial application. Consequently, financial information will not be updated and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates and periods before January 1, 2019. The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company will elect the “package of practical expedients,” which permits the Company not to reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs.

The adoption of the standard will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements, with the most significant effects related to: (1) the recognition of new ROU assets and lease liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet for its real estate and data center operating leases; (2) the derecognition of existing assets and liabilities for certain sale-leaseback transactions (arising from build-to-suit lease arrangements) that did not qualify for sale accounting; (3) the derecognition of existing assets and liabilities for certain assets under construction in build-to-suit lease arrangements that the Company will lease when construction is complete; and (4) providing significant new disclosures about the Company’s leasing activities.

 

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On adoption, the Company will recognize operating lease assets and liabilities of approximately $0.9 billion to $1.1 billion. As of the effective date, the Company will derecognize build-to-suit lease assets of approximately $340 million and corresponding financing obligations of approximately $296 million for assets under construction as of the effective date. Leases related to assets under construction at adoption expect to result in a further recognition of approximately $0.4 billion to $0.5 billion ROU assets and lease liabilities when the leases commence in early 2019.

The new standard also provides practical expedients for any entity’s ongoing accounting. The Company will elect the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify. Accordingly, the Company will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases of those assets in transition. The Company will elect the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of the Company’s leases.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” to require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The standard also amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, “Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception” to simply the accounting for certain instruments with down round features. The amendments require companies to disregard the down round feature when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to its own stock, for purposes of determining liability or equity classification. Further, companies that provide earnings per share (“EPS”) data will adjust the basic EPS calculation for the effect of the feature when triggered and will also recognize the effect of the trigger within equity. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, “Improvements to Non-Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which expands the scope of Topic 718, to include share-based payments issued to non-employees for goods or services. The new standard supersedes Subtopic 505-50. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, but no earlier than a company’s adoption date of Topic 606. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement,” which modifies the disclosure requirements in Topic 820. The new standard is effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of this ASU and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract,” which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing

 

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implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use-software. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-17, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities,” which amends the guidance for determining whether a decision-making fee is a variable interest and requires organizations to consider indirect interests held through related parties under common control on a proportional basis rather than as the equivalent of a direct interest in its entirety. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 2—Revenue

The following tables present the Company’s revenues disaggregated by offering and Core Platform revenue by geographical region. Core Platform revenue by geographical region is based on where the trip was completed or meal delivered. This level of disaggregation takes into consideration how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Revenue is presented in the following tables for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

Ridesharing revenue

   $ 3,535      $ 6,888      $ 9,182  

Uber Eats revenue

     103        587        1,460  

Vehicle Solutions revenue (1)

     188        345        143  

Other revenue

     18        45        112  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Core Platform revenue

   $ 3,844      $ 7,865      $ 10,897  

Total Other Bets revenue

   $ 1      $ 67      $ 373  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 3,845      $ 7,932      $ 11,270  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

United States and Canada

   $ 2,373      $ 4,300      $ 6,148  

Latin America (“LATAM”)

     523        1,645        2,002  

Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”)

     659        1,157        1,721  

Asia Pacific (“APAC”)

     289        763        1,026  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Core Platform revenue

   $ 3,844      $ 7,865      $ 10,897  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Company accounts for Vehicle Solutions revenue as an operating lease as defined under ASC 840.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Ridesharing Revenue

The Company derives revenue primarily from fees paid by Driver Partners for the use of the Company’s platform(s) and related service to facilitate and complete ridesharing services.

Uber Eats Revenue

The Company derives revenue for Uber Eats from Restaurant Partners’ and Delivery Partners’ use of the Uber Eats platform and related service to facilitate and complete Eats transactions.

 

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Other Revenue

Other revenue consists primarily of revenue from the Company’s Uber for Business (“U4B”), Financial Partnerships products and other immaterial revenue streams.

Other Bets

Other Bets revenue consists primarily of revenue from Uber Freight and other immaterial revenue streams.

Contract Balances

The Company’s contract assets for performance obligations satisfied prior to payment or contract liabilities for consideration collected prior to satisfying the performance obligations are not material in 2018.

Remaining Performance Obligations

As a result of a single contract entered into with a customer during 2018, the Company had $131 million of consideration allocated to an unfulfilled performance obligation. Revenue recognized during 2018 related to the contract was not material.

The Company’s remaining performance obligation as of December 31, 2018 is expected to be recognized as follows (in millions):

 

     Less Than or
Equal To
12 Months
     Greater Than
12 Months
     Total  

As of December 31, 2018

   $ 49      $ 82      $ 131  

Note 3—Financial Instruments

The Company’s investments and equity method investments on the consolidated balance sheets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

                                         
     As of December 31,  
     2017      2018  

Non-marketable equity securities

     

Didi (1)

   $   5,969      $ 7,953  

Other

            32  

Debt securities

     

Grab (2)

            2,328  

Other (4)

            42  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments

   $ 5,969      $ 10,355  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

MLU B.V. (2)

   $      $ 1,234  

Mission Bay 3 & 4 (3)

            78  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity method investments

   $      $ 1,312  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Refer to Note 15—Discontinued Operations for further information on the Company’s interest in Didi.

(2)

Refer to Note 19—Divestitures for further information on the Company’s investments in MLU B.V. and Grab.

(3)

Refer to Note 16—Variable Interest Entities for further information on the Company’s interest in Mission Bay 3 & 4.

 

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(4)

Recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings due to the election of the fair value option of accounting for financial instruments.

The Company measures its cash equivalents, certain investments, warrants, and derivative financial instruments at fair value. The Company classifies its cash equivalents within Level 1 as the Company values these assets using quoted market prices. The fair value of the Company’s Level 1 financial assets is based on quoted market prices of the identical underlying security. The fair value of the Company’s Level 2 financial assets is based on inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the market, including the readily available pricing sources for the identical underlying security that may not be actively traded. The Company’s investments, warrants and embedded derivatives are categorized as Level 3 because they are valued based on unobservable inputs and other estimation techniques due to the absence of quoted market prices, inherent lack of liquidity and the long-term nature of such financial instruments.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on the three-tier fair value hierarchy (in millions):

 

                                                                                                                                                                       
     As of December 31, 2017      As of December 31, 2018  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

   $ 174      $      $      $ 174      $ 268      $      $      $ 268  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents:

        

Money market funds

     1,047                      1,047        1,237                      1,237  

Investments:

        

Debt securities

                                               2,370        2,370  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total financial assets

   $ 1,221      $      $      $ 1,221      $ 1,505      $      $ 2,370      $ 3,875  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities

        

Accrued and other current liabilities:

        

Other

                                               9        9  

Other long-term liabilities:

        

Warrants

                   125        125                      52        52  

Embedded derivatives

                   1,517        1,517                      2,018        2,018  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total financial liabilities

   $      $      $ 1,642      $ 1,642      $      $      $ 2,079      $ 2,079  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2018 (in millions):

 

                                                                                   
     As of December 31, 2018  
     Amortized
Cost
     Unrealized
Gains
     Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value  

Investments:

        

Debt securities

   $ 2,305      $ 65      $      $ 2,370  

The Company did not hold any debt securities as of December 31, 2017. The Company’s Level 3 debt securities as of December 31, 2018 primarily consist of preferred stock investments in privately held companies without readily determinable fair values.

For material investments, the Company uses a third-party valuation specialist to assist management in its determination of the fair value of its Level 3 debt securities. The fair value of these debt securities is based on

 

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valuation techniques appropriate for the nature of such investments and the information available about the investees’ valuation. As an investor, the Company may gain access to non-publicly available information about the valuation of its investees, including information about the investees’ financing activities involving the issuance of securities to third parties.

Depending on the investee’s financing activity in a reporting period, management’s estimate of fair value may be primarily derived from the investee’s financing transactions, including the issuance of preferred stock to new investors. The price in these transactions generally provides the best indication of the enterprise value of the investee. Additionally, based on the timing, volume, and other characteristics of the transaction, the Company may supplement this information by using other valuation techniques, including the guideline public company approach.

The guideline public company approach relies on publicly available market data of comparable companies and uses comparative valuation multiples of the investee’s revenue (actual and forecasted), and therefore, unobservable data primarily consists of short-term revenue projections.

Once the fair value of the investee is estimated, an option pricing model (“OPM”) is employed to allocate value to various classes of securities of the investee, including the class owned by the Company. The model involves making key assumptions around the investees’ expected time to liquidity and volatility.

An increase or decrease in any of the unobservable inputs in isolation, such as the security price in a significant financing transaction of the investee, could result in a material increase or decrease in our estimate of fair value. Other key unobservable inputs, including short-term revenue projections, time to liquidity, and volatility are less sensitive to the valuation in reporting period, as a result of the primary weighting on the investee’s financing transactions during 2018. In the future, depending on the weight of evidence and valuation approaches used, these or other inputs may have a more significant impact on the Company’s estimate of fair value.

The following table summarizes information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement for the Company’s investment in Grab:

 

Investment

  At
initial valuation
date
 

Fair value method
at initial valuation
date (and relative
weighting)

  Fair value
as of
December 31,
2018
 

Fair value method as
of December 31,
2018 (and relative
weighting)

 

Key unobservable
inputs

 

Range

    (in millions)       (in millions)            

Grab debt security

      Financing transactions (50%)       Financing transactions (100%)   Transaction prices per share   $5.54 - $6.16
    $ 2,275         $2,328      
      Revenue multiples (50%)       Revenue multiples (0%)  

Market multiples

 

Volatility

 

Estimated time to liquidity

 

5x - 6x

 

43% - 48%

 

1.5 - 2 years

The Company determines realized gains or losses on the sale of equity and debt securities on a specific identification method. The Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018.

 

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The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s debt security with a stated contractual maturity date (in millions):

 

                                         
     As of December 31, 2018  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair Value  

Due within one year

   $      $  

Due after one year through five years

     2,275        2,328  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,275      $ 2,328  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company’s financial assets measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2018, using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in millions):

 

                    
     Debt
Securities
 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

   $  

Total net gains (losses)

     65  

Included in earnings

     12  

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

     53  

Purchases

     2,305  
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

   $ 2,370  
  

 

 

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2018 using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), and the change in fair value recorded in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations (in millions):

 

     Warrants     Convertible
Debt
Embedded

Derivative
 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 211     $ 1,344  

Issuance of Series G warrant

     21        

Vesting of share warrants

     1        

Exercise of vested share warrants

     (87      

Change in fair value

     (21     173  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

     125       1,517  

Vesting of share warrants

     41        

Exercise of vested share warrants

     (2      

Forfeiture of unvested share warrants

     (120      

Change in fair value

     8       501  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

   $ 52     $ 2,018  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible Debt Embedded Derivative

Convertible debt embedded derivatives originated from the issuance of the 2021 convertible notes and 2022 convertible notes (collectively the “Convertible Notes”) during 2015. Refer to Note 7—Long-Term Debt and Revolving Credit Arrangements for further information. The fair value of the embedded derivatives was computed as the difference between the estimated value of the Convertible Notes with and without the Qualified Initial Public Offering (“QIPO”) Conversion Option (“QIPO Conversion Option”). The fair value of the Convertible Notes with and without the QIPO Conversion Option was estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow

 

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model and binomial lattice approach to discount the expected payoffs at various potential QIPO dates to the valuation date. The key inputs to the valuation model included the probability of a QIPO occurring at various times, which was estimated to be 100% cumulatively by 2022 and a discount yield that was derived by making the fair value of the Convertible Notes equal to the face value on issuance date (17.5% and 11.5% for the 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes, respectively). The discount rate was updated during the period to reflect the yield of a comparable instrument issued as of the subsequent valuation dates (average of 5.0% and 8.3% for the Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively). Fair value measurements are highly sensitive to changes in these inputs; significant changes in these inputs would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value. No value was attributed to other embedded features as they are triggered by events with a remote probability of occurrence.

Warrant Liabilities

The Company estimates the fair value of warrants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which approximates the intrinsic value of warrants with a nominal exercise price. The fair value of the Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock is estimated based on a combination of subject company prior transaction methods, which utilizes the value of shares sold in the latest financing on an as-converted basis and allocates the estimated business enterprise value to each class of outstanding securities using an option-pricing back-solve model.

In February 2016, the Company issued a warrant to an investor advisor (“Investor Advisor”) to purchase up to 205,034 shares of the Company’s Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share in exchange for advisory services. Half of the warrant vested at issuance and was exercised immediately. The remaining half of the warrant allowed for varying vesting and settlement amounts based on the Company’s sole discretion. In 2018, the Company amended the terms of the warrant to remove the discretionary vesting condition of the warrant, and to only provide for time-based vesting to be satisfied through January 2019.

In February 2016, the Company issued a second warrant to the Investor Advisor to purchase up to 820,138 shares of the Company’s Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrant allowed for varying settlement amounts based on the Company’s operational metrics and continued performance by the Investor Advisor during the measurement period, defined as a nine-week period ending in January 2019. In 2018, the Company amended the terms of the warrant to remove the performance-based conditions of the warrant, and to only provide for time-based vesting to be satisfied through January 2019.

The Investor Advisor warrants are liability-classified due to the contingent redemption features in the underlying preferred stock and are consequently measured at their fair value of $0 million and $45 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $38 million and a loss of $7 million in other income (expense), net for the change in fair value of the warrants in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2018.

In June 2016, the Company issued a warrant to a related-party investor advisor (“Related Party Advisor”) to purchase up to 1,025,174 shares of the Company’s Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrant vested in its entirety on the one-year anniversary of the issuance date and compensation costs were recognized evenly over the service period. Due to the contingent redemption features related to the underlying Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock, the warrant with an initial fair value of $50 million was liability-classified until vested shares were exercised. The warrant was fully exercised in July 2017 and the fair value of the warrant was reclassified to redeemable convertible preferred stock.

In June 2016, the Company issued a warrant to a related-party investor advisor to purchase up to 512,587 shares of the Company’s Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrant allowed for varying settlement amounts based on certain Company operational metrics during the measurement period, defined as a nine-week period ending in June 2018. As of June 2018, a total of

 

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53,438 shares vested based on the operational metrics during the measurement period, and the remaining 459,149 shares were forfeited. Due to the contingent redemption features related to the underlying Company’s preferred stock, the fair value of the vested shares of $3 million was liability-classified until vested shares were exercised. The vested shares were exercised in August 2018, and the Company reclassified the $3 million fair value of the vested shares to Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock. As the vesting of this warrant was not probable as of December 31, 2017, no compensation expense was recorded as of December 31, 2017 and the warrant is not included in the fair value table above for that period.

In connection with the sale of Uber China to Didi in August 2016, the Company committed to issue to Didi a warrant for 4 million shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.00001 per share (the “contingent warrant”), subject to the closing of Didi’s investment. The contingent warrant was subsequently issued to Didi in February 2017 upon the closing of Didi’s investment. The vesting of the contingent warrant was subject to certain restrictions on Didi, including a restriction on certain investments outside of Asia in an aggregate amount in excess of certain U.S dollar threshold (the “Significant Investment Amount”) for a period of six years (a four-year initial term plus two automatic one year extensions). The warrant was to vest on a monthly basis over a four-year period from the issuance date, provided Didi has not exceeded the Significant Investment Amount. Didi exercised all its vested warrants in 2017 and the fair value of the exercised and vested shares of $37 million was included in preferred stock as of December 31, 2017. On February 5, 2018, the Company was notified by Didi that Didi closed on an investment outside of Asia in an aggregate amount in excess of the Significant Investment Amount on January 26, 2018. Accordingly, the unvested shares related to the contingent warrant were forfeited in January 2018, and the vested and exercised shares were repurchased in May 2018 for an immaterial amount. As a result of the forfeitures and repurchases, the Company recognized a gain totaling $152 million in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2018.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company did not make any transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy.

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company’s non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment are adjusted to fair value when an impairment charge is recognized. Such fair value measurements are based predominately on Level 3 inputs.

Non-Marketable Equity Securities

The Company measures its non-marketable equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values under the measurement alternative at cost less impairment, adjusted by price changes from observable transactions recorded within other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company’s non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable fair values and primarily relate to its investment in Didi. Prior to January 1, 2018, the Company accounted for its non-marketable equity securities at cost less impairment. As of December 31, 2017, non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the cost method had a carrying value of approximately $6.0 billion.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, which changed the way the Company accounts for non-marketable securities. The Company now adjusts the carrying value of its non-marketable equity securities to fair value upon observable transactions subsequent to adoption for identical or similar securities of the same issuer or for impairment (referred to as the measurement alternative). Because the Company adopted ASU 2016-01 prospectively under the measurement alternative, any remeasurement recorded after adoption date and upon occurrence of an observable transaction captures the accumulated appreciation of the equity security as

 

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of the date of that transaction. Remeasured non-marketable equity securities are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company estimates the fair value of these securities based on valuation methods, including the common stock equivalent method, using the transaction price of similar securities issued by the investee adjusted for contractual rights and preferences of the securities it holds.

The following is a summary of unrealized gains and losses from remeasurement (referred to as upward or downward adjustments) recorded in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations, and included as adjustments to the carrying value of non-marketable equity securities held as of December 31, 2018 (in millions) based on the selling price of newly issued shares of similar preferred stock to new investors using the common stock equivalent valuation method and adjusted for differences in conversion rights:

 

     Year Ended
December 31,

2018
 

Upward adjustments

   $ 1,984  

Downward adjustments (including impairment)

      
  

 

 

 

Total unrealized gain for non-marketable equity securities

   $ 1,984  
  

 

 

 

The Company did not record any realized gains or losses for the Company’s non-marketable equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The following table summarizes the total carrying value of the Company’s non-marketable equity securities held as of December 31, 2018 including cumulative unrealized upward and downward adjustments made to the initial cost basis of the securities (in millions):

 

     As of
December 31,

2018
 

Initial cost basis

   $ 6,001  

Upward adjustments

     1,984  

Downward adjustments (including impairment)

      
  

 

 

 

Total carrying value at the end of the period

   $ 7,985  
  

 

 

 

Note 4—Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

Uber Russia/CIS

As of December 31, 2017, the net assets of the Company’s Russia/CIS operations were presented as held for sale and were ultimately disposed of in 2018. Refer to Note 19—Divestitures for further information.

Xchange Leasing

In August 2017, the Company began a reassessment of its U.S. based wholly-owned car leasing operations Xchange Leasing resulting in a plan to exit operations. The Company assessed the fair value of the leased vehicle assets held for sale at December 31, 2017, considering the potential sale transactions, expected future cash flows, and the cost to sell the assets. Based on this assessment, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $166 million as part of the fair value measurement to reduce the carrying amount of the leased vehicle assets to their estimated fair value less costs to sell. The impairment loss is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The assets were sold in 2018. As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, the asset carrying value of the leased vehicle assets was $153 million and $0 million, respectively, and was reported as assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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In January 2018, the Company closed on a transaction with a third party to sell the beneficial interest of a trust owned by the Company that holds title of the leased vehicles and leased contracts. The transaction resulted in an immaterial loss on disposal. Purchase consideration included approximately $104 million of cash and receivables, a $5 million note convertible into equity of the purchaser, and $20 million in contingent consideration to be earned based on performance of the leases post-sale. The Company used part of the proceeds to pay down the outstanding $75 million principal balance of the Xchange Leasing 2016 Secured Revolving Credit Facility, which was subsequently terminated in January 2018. The Company sold the remaining Xchange Leasing vehicle assets which were not part of this transaction during 2018.

Lion City Rentals

In December 2017, the Company started exploring strategic options for the sale of Lion City Rentals Pte. Ltd. (“LCR”), a wholly-owned vehicle solutions subsidiary of the Company based in Singapore. The Company entered into a definitive agreement with ComfortDelGro (“Comfort”) whereby Comfort would acquire 51% of the equity ownership interests in LCR. The Company initiated all other actions required to complete the plan to sell the business and concluded that as of December 31, 2017, the transaction met all of the held for sale criteria. In May 2018, the agreement with Comfort was terminated without penalties. The Company remained committed to its plan to sell LCR and continued to present the assets and liabilities as held for sale as of December 31, 2018. In January 2019, an agreement was executed with Waydrive Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Waydrive”) to purchase the LCR business. Refer to Note 20—Subsequent Events for further information.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, assets of $965 million and $406 million and liabilities of $437 million and $11 million, respectively, were reclassified as assets and liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets. Fair value of the business is based on the terms of the binding purchase agreement. The Company recognized an impairment loss in general and administrative expenses of $57 million and $197 million, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations to adjust the fair value of the assets and liabilities during years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, primarily as a result of the passage of time and the reduction of fair value of vehicles held for sale.

The Uber Russia/CIS, Xchange Leasing and LCR businesses were previously included within the Company’s Core Platform segment. The following table summarizes the carrying values of the assets and liabilities classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

     As of December 31,  
         2017              2018      

Assets held for sale

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 130      $ 34  

Accounts receivable, net

     11        20  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     48        30  

Property and equipment, net

     949        322  

Other assets

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets held for sale

   $ 1,138      $ 406  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities held for sale

     

Accounts payable

   $ 1      $ 2  

Accrued liabilities

     23        2  

Other current liabilities

     9        7  

2016 Singapore Dollars (“SGD”) Secured Revolving Credit Facility (Note 7)

     419         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities held for sale

   $ 452      $ 11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets held for sale

   $ 686      $ 395  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 5—Property and Equipment, Net

The components of property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):

 

     As of December 31,  
     2017      2018  

Land

   $ 67      $ 67  

Building and site improvements

     38        93  

Leasehold improvements

     283        315  

Computer equipment

     643        858  

Leased computer equipment

     124        288  

Leased vehicles

     39        34  

Internal-use software

     37        51  

Furniture and fixtures

     40        39  

Dockless e-bikes

            10  

Construction in progress

     452        832  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,723        2,587  

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (531      (946
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 1,192      $ 1,641  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company capitalized $16 million and $14 million in internal-use software costs during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively, which is included in property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Amortization of capitalized software development costs was $12 million, $14 million, and $12 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Amounts in construction in progress represent buildings, leasehold improvements, assets under construction, including build-to-suit lease assets, and other assets not yet placed in service.

Depreciation expense relating to property and equipment was $300 million, $490 million, and $399 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Included in these amounts were depreciation expense for leased computer equipment in the amount of $0 million, $26 million and $75 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Accumulated depreciation and amortization included $26 million and $101 million of leased computer equipment depreciation as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

In October 2017, the Company sold real estate in the United States resulting in net sales proceeds of $175 million, inclusive of a loss on sale of $79 million.

 

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Note 6—Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Core
Platform
     Other
    Bets     
     Total
Goodwill
 

Balance as of January 1, 2017

   $ 39      $      $ 39  

Acquisitions

                    

Dispositions

                    

Balance as of December 31, 2017

     39               39  

Acquisitions

     14        100        114  

Dispositions

                    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

   $ 53      $ 100      $ 153  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company performed an annual test for goodwill impairment in the fourth quarter of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, and determined that goodwill was not impaired.

Intangible Assets

The components of intangible assets, net as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in millions, except years):

 

                                                                                   
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Value
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Useful

Life (Years)
 

December 31, 2017

          

Developed technology

   $ 47      $ (8   $ 39        1  

Patents

     15        (1     14        10  

Other

     3        (2     1         
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

Intangible assets

   $ 65      $ (11   $ 54     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

                                                                                   
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Value
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining

Useful
Life (Years)
 

December 31, 2018

          

Developed technology

   $ 90      $ (20   $ 70        2  

Patents

     15        (3     12        9  

Other

     3        (3             
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

Intangible assets

     108        (26     82     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

Developed technology intangible assets include in-process research and development (“IPR&D”), which is not subject to amortization, of $27 million and $27 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization was $7 million, $7 million, and $15 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

 

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The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2018 is summarized below (in millions):

 

                    
     Estimated
Future  Amortization
Expense
 

Year Ending December 31,

  

2019

   $ 16  

2020

     12  

2021

     9  

2022

     9  

2023

     4  

Thereafter

     5  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 55  
  

 

 

 

Note 7—Long-Term Debt and Revolving Credit Arrangements

Components of debt, including the associated effective interest rates were as follows (in millions, except for percentages):

 

                                                              
     As of December 31,        
         2017             2018         Effective
Interest Rate
 

2016 Senior Secured Term Loan

   $ 1,136     $ 1,124       6.1

2018 Senior Secured Term Loan

           1,493       6.2

2021 Convertible Notes

     1,799       1,844       23.5

2022 Convertible Notes

     1,004       1,030       13.7

2023 Senior Note

           500       7.7

2026 Senior Note

           1,500       8.1

Revolving credit arrangements

     75          
      

Total debt

     4,014       7,491    

Less: unamortized discount and issuance costs

     (879     (595  

Less: current portion of long-term debt

     (87     (27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total long-term debt

   $ 3,048     $ 6,869    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

2016 Senior Secured Term Loan

In July 2016, the Company entered into a secured term loan agreement with a syndicate of lenders to issue senior secured floating-rate term loans for a total of $1.2 billion in proceeds, net of debt discount of $23 million and debt issuance costs of $13 million, with a maturity date of July 2023 (the “2016 Senior Secured Term Loan”). The debt discount and debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense at an effective interest rate of 5.6%. Interest is payable in arrears quarterly. The Company has the option of selecting either (a) a customary London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), with a LIBOR floor of 1.0% plus a credit spread of 4.0%, or (b) the greatest of i) the overnight federal funds effective rate (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York), with a floor of 0.0%, plus 0.5%, ii) the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, and iii) LIBOR with a one-month interest period, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), plus 1.0% (with a floor under clause i), ii) and iii) of 2.0%) plus a credit spread of 3.0%. One quarter of 1.0% of the principal and accrued and unpaid interest are due and payable in equal quarterly amounts as set forth in the 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan agreement, with any remaining balance due and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. The 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan is guaranteed by certain material domestic restricted subsidiaries of the Company. The 2016 Senior Secured Term

 

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Loan agreement contains customary covenants restricting the Company and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt, incur liens and undergo certain fundamental changes, as well as certain financial covenants specified in the contractual agreement. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2018. The credit agreement also contains customary events of default. The loan is secured by certain intellectual property of the Company and equity of certain material foreign subsidiaries. The Senior Secured Term Loan also contains restrictions on the payment of dividends.

Repricing of the 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan

On June 13, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment to the 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan agreement which increased the effective interest rate to 6.1% on the outstanding balance of the 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan as of the amendment date. After the amendment, the Company has the option of selecting either (a) a customary LIBOR adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), with a LIBOR floor of 0.0% plus a credit spread of 3.5%, or (b) the greatest of i) the overnight federal funds effective rate (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York), with a floor of 0.0%, plus 0.5%, ii) the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, and iii) LIBOR with a one-month interest period, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), plus 1.0% (with a floor under clause i), ii) and iii) of 2.0%) plus a credit spread of 2.5%. The maturity date for the 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan remains July 13, 2023. The amendment qualified as a debt modification that did not result in an extinguishment except for an immaterial syndicated amount of the loan.

2018 Senior Secured Term Loan

In April 2018, the Company entered into a secured term loan agreement with a syndicate of lenders to issue secured floating-rate term loans totaling $1.5 billion in proceeds, net of debt discount of $8 million and debt issuance costs of $15 million, with a maturity date of April 2025 (the “2018 Senior Secured Term Loan”). The 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan was issued on a pari passu basis with the existing 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan. The debt discount and debt issuance costs are amortized to interest expense at an effective interest rate of 6.2%. Interest is payable in arrears quarterly. The Company has the option of selecting an interest rate equal to either (a) a customary LIBOR adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), with a LIBOR floor of 1.0% plus a credit spread of 4.0%, or (b) the greatest of i) the overnight federal funds effective rate (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York), with a floor of 0.0%, plus 0.5%, ii) the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, and iii) LIBOR with a one-month interest period, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), plus 1.0% (with a floor under clause i), ii) and iii) of 2.0%) plus a credit spread of 3.0%. One quarter of 1.0% of the principal and accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable in equal quarterly amounts as set forth in the 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan agreement, with any remaining balance due and accrued and unpaid interest due at maturity. The 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan is guaranteed by certain material domestic restricted subsidiaries of the Company. The 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan agreement contains customary covenants restricting the Company and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt, incur liens and undergo certain fundamental changes, as well as certain financial covenants specified in the contractual agreement. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2018. The credit agreement also contains customary events of default. The loan is secured by certain intellectual property of the Company and equity of certain material foreign subsidiaries.

The fair values of the Company’s 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan and 2018 Senior Secured Term Loan were $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2018 and were determined based on quoted prices in markets that are not active, which is considered a Level 2 valuation input.

2021 Convertible Notes

During 2015, the Company issued convertible notes at par for a total of $1.7 billion in proceeds, net of $1 million in debt issuance costs, with an initial maturity date of January 2021 (the “2021 Convertible Notes”).

 

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The 2021 Convertible Notes contain various extension options triggered by the events defined in the note agreement and allow the maturity date to be extended up to 2030. The interest rate is 2.5% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. During the first four years from the issuance date, at the election of the holders, interest is to be paid in cash or by increasing the principal amount of the 2021 Convertible Notes by payment in kind (“PIK interest”). The holders elected to receive PIK interest during the first four years. The interest rate increases to 12.5% during the last two years of the initial term of the 2021 Convertible Notes and is to be paid in cash or in kind at the election of the Company. The interest rate during the maturity extension period varies from 3.5% to 12.5% depending on the type of extension option elected.

The 2021 Convertible Notes also contain other embedded features, such as conversion options that are exercisable upon the occurrence of various contingencies. The conversion options involve a discount to the conversion price ranging from 18.0% to 30.5%, increasing with the passage of time. All of the embedded features were analyzed to determine whether they should be bifurcated and separately accounted for as a derivative. Pursuant to such analysis, the Company valued and bifurcated the QIPO Conversion Option, which enables the holders to convert their 2021 Convertible Notes to the shares offered in a QIPO at a predefined discount from the public offering price, and recorded its initial fair value of $1.1 billion as a discount on the 2021 Convertible Notes face amount. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense at an effective interest rate of 23.5%. The Company amortizes the discount over the period until the maturity date of the respective note. The fair value of the QIPO Conversion Option was determined in accordance with the methodology described in Note 3—Financial Instruments, and the changes in fair value are recognized as a component of other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded $179 million of income, $89 million of expense and $434 million of expense during 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, related to the change in the fair value of the 2021 Convertible Notes embedded derivative liability, which was included in total other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. No value was attributed to other embedded features as they are triggered by events with a remote probability of occurrence. The agreement contains customary covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, declare dividends or make certain distributions.

2022 Convertible Notes

During 2015, the Company issued additional convertible notes at par for a total of $949 million in proceeds, net of $0.1 million in debt issuance costs, with an initial maturity date of June 2022 (the “2022 Convertible Notes”). The Company can elect to extend the maturity date of the 2022 Convertible Notes by one year if a material financial market disruption (as defined in the note agreement) exists at initial maturity. The interest rate is 2.5% per annum, compounded semi-annually and payable in PIK interest. If no conversion or settlement event is triggered prior to the 2022 Convertible Notes’ maturity, the 2022 Convertible Notes are redeemed at an 8.0% internal rate of return (“IRR”) either immediately or over a 3-year period, at the Company’s election. The 8.0% IRR payout at maturity is incorporated into the effective interest rate calculation. The 2022 Convertible Notes also contain other embedded features such as conversion options that are exercisable upon the occurrence of various contingencies. The conversion options involve a discount to the conversion price, which ranges from 8.1% to 44.5% increasing with the passage of time. All of the embedded features were analyzed to determine whether they should be bifurcated and separately accounted for as a derivative. Pursuant to such analysis, the Company valued and bifurcated the QIPO Conversion Option, which enables the holders to convert the 2022 Convertible Notes to the shares offered in a QIPO at a predefined discount from the offering price, and recorded its initial fair value of $312 million as a discount on the 2022 Convertible Notes face amount. The debt discount is amortized to interest expense at an effective interest rate of 13.7%. The Company amortizes the discount over the period until the initial maturity date of the respective note. The fair value of the QIPO Conversion Option was determined in accordance with the methodology described in Note 3—Financial Instruments, and the changes in fair value are recognized as a component of other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded $37 million, $84 million and $67 million in expense during 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, related to the change in the fair value of the 2022 Convertible Notes embedded derivative liability, which was included in total other income (expense), net in the consolidated

 

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statements of operations. No value was attributed to other embedded features as they are triggered by events with a remote probability of occurrence. The agreement contains customary covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, declare dividends or make certain distributions.

The 2021 Convertible Notes and the 2022 Convertible Notes are carried on the consolidated balance sheets at their original issuance value, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs, and are not marked to fair value each period. The fair values of the 2021 Convertible Notes and the 2022 Convertible Notes were $2.7 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2018. The fair values were determined in accordance with the methodology described in Note 3—Financial Instruments and were categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

2023 and 2026 Senior Notes

In October 2018, the Company issued five-year notes with aggregate principal amount of $500 million due on November 1, 2023 and eight-year notes with aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion due on November 1, 2026 (the “2023 and 2026 Senior Notes”) in a private placement offering totaling $2.0 billion. The Company issued the 2023 and 2026 Senior Notes at par and paid approximately $9 million for debt issuance costs. The interest is payable semi-annually on May 1st and November 1st of each year at 7.5% per annum and 8.0% per annum, respectively, beginning on May 1, 2019, and the entire principal amount is due at the time of maturity. The 2023 and 2026 Senior Notes are guaranteed by certain material domestic restricted subsidiaries of the Company. The indentures governing the 2023 and 2026 Senior Notes contain customary covenants restricting the Company and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt and incur liens, as well as certain financial covenants specified in the contractual agreements. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2018.

The fair values of the Company’s 2023 and 2026 Senior Notes were $484 million and $1.5 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2018 and were determined based on quoted prices in markets that are not active, which is considered a Level 2 valuation input.

The future principal payments for the Company’s long-term debt as of December 31, 2018 is summarized as follows (in millions):

 

     Future
Minimum
Payments
 

Year Ending December 31,

  

2019

   $ 27  

2020

     27  

2021

     1,870  

2022

     1,056  

2023

     1,593  

Thereafter

     2,918  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,491  
  

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents the amount of interest expense recognized relating to the contractual interest coupon, amortization of the debt discount and issuance costs, and the IRR payout with respect to the Senior Secured Term Loan and the Convertible Notes for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016              2017              2018      

Contractual interest coupon

   $ 95      $ 127      $ 231  

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

     185        244        318  

8% IRR payout

     45        52        61  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense from long-term debt

   $ 325      $ 423      $ 610  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Arrangements

The following represents a summary of balances outstanding on revolving credit arrangements as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 (in millions, amounts in USD):

 

     As of December 31,  
         2017              2018      

2015 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

   $      $  

2016 Secured Revolving Credit Facility

     75         

2016 Singapore Dollars (“SGD”) Secured Revolving Credit Facility

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revolving credit arrangements

   $ 75      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In June 2015, the Company entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement with certain lenders, which provides for $1.9 billion in unsecured credit to support the Company’s business activities (“2015 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility”). In March 2016, the Company increased the credit available under the revolving credit agreement by $370 million. In conjunction with the Company’s entry into the 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan, the revolving credit facility agreements were amended to include as collateral the same intellectual property of the Company and the same equity of certain material foreign subsidiaries that were pledged as collateral under the 2016 Senior Secured Term Loan. In June 2018, the Company entered into an amendment agreement which extended the maturity date to June 13, 2023. The credit facility may be guaranteed by certain material domestic restricted subsidiaries of the Company based on certain conditions. As of December 31, 2018, no subsidiary met those conditions and, therefore, were not guarantors of the facility. The credit facility has a term of five years from the original execution date. Borrowings under the credit agreement accrue interest at a rate equal to, at the option of the Company, either (a) a LIBOR adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), with a floor of 0.0%, plus 1.0% or (b) the greatest of i) the overnight Federal Funds effective rate (as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) plus 0.5%, ii) the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate and iii) LIBOR with a one-month interest period, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (in any), with a floor of 0.0%, plus 1.0%. The Company is also obligated to pay other customary fees, including an unused commitment fee. The credit facility may be guaranteed by certain material domestic restricted subsidiaries of the Company based on certain conditions. As of December 31, 2018, no subsidiary met those conditions and, therefore, were not guarantors of the facility. The credit agreement contains customary covenants restricting the Company and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt, incur liens, and undergo certain fundamental changes, as well as certain financial covenants specified in the contractual agreement. The credit agreement also contains customary events of default. The 2015 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility also contains restrictions on the payment of dividends. As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, there was no balance outstanding on the 2015 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility.

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an asset-based revolving credit facility, pursuant to which the subsidiary pledges certain collateral (“2016 Secured Revolving Credit Facility”). The facility allows for revolving borrowings for two years with an optional one-year extension, and the outstanding principal balance amortizes for one year thereafter, at which point the outstanding principal balance becomes due. Amounts drawn under the facility accrue interest at LIBOR, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurodollar liabilities (if any), plus 3.0% and, in addition to upfront costs of $10 million, a commitment fee based on usage is payable throughout the term. Financial covenants of the subsidiary under the agreement include i) a maximum tangible net worth ratio of 4.5 to 1 ii) a tangible net worth requirement equal to $150 million plus 50.0% of any equity issuances by the subsidiary and iii) a cash balance requirement equal to the lesser of 5.0% of the principal balance under the facility and $50 million. Additionally, the subsidiary is required to keep a minimum of 3.0% of the borrowing base in a designated reserve account, which is classified as restricted cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets. The lenders’ primary recourse under the facility is against the pledged collateral and against the subsidiary for acting in negligence or in bad faith. The credit agreement also contains customary events of default, including the failure to notify the lender of material adverse effects, and other negative qualitative covenants. The Company is not a guarantor to the facility and the lenders have no recourse against the Company. In January 2017, the availability under the credit facility was intentionally reduced by the subsidiary from $1.0 billion to $750 million. The commitment was further reduced in June 2017 to $500 million. During 2017, the Company determined that operations of Xchange Leasing were to cease, the assets pledged as collateral under the 2016 Secured Revolving Credit Facility would be disposed of, and the 2016 Secured Revolving Credit Facility would be repaid by the Company. In January 2018, the outstanding balance was paid off and the 2016 Secured Revolving Credit Facility was terminated.

In October 2016, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a credit agreement that provides for aggregate maximum borrowings of SGD 590 million subject to borrowing base availability on a revolving basis under an asset-based revolving credit facility, pursuant to which the subsidiary pledges certain collateral (“2016 SGD Secured Revolving Credit Facility”). In April 2017, the Company increased the aggregate maximum borrowings to SGD 690 million. The facility allows for revolving borrowings for two years and the outstanding principal balance amortizes for one year thereafter. Amounts drawn under the facility accrue interest at the three-month Singapore swap offer rate (“SOR”) plus 3.0% during the two year revolving period and the Singapore SOR plus 3.75% during the amortization period, which is payable monthly in arrears. The subsidiary paid SGD 4 million in upfront costs and will pay a commitment fee based on usage, along with other standard fees, throughout the term. Financial covenants of the subsidiary under the agreement include i) a maximum tangible net worth ratio of 3.5 to 1 ii) a tangible net worth requirement equal to SGD 300 million plus 50.0% of the sum of a) aggregate amounts drawn under the facility and b) any equity issuances by the subsidiary and iii) a required liquidity equal to the lesser of 5.0% of the borrowing base and SGD 35 million. Additionally, the subsidiary is required to keep a minimum of 2.5% of the borrowing base in a designated reserve account, which is classified as assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets. The lenders’ primary recourse under the facility is against the pledged collateral and against the subsidiary for acting in negligence or in bad faith. In anticipation of the deconsolidation upon sale of 51.0% of the equity stake in Lion City Holdings Pte., the outstanding facility of $419 million was classified within liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2017 as it was issued by an entity that was expected to be deconsolidated. During 2018, the Company paid off the outstanding balance, and the 2016 SGD Secured Revolving Credit Facility was terminated in August 2018.

Letters of Credit

The Company’s insurance subsidiary maintains agreements for letters of credit to guarantee the performance of insurance related obligations that are collateralized by cash or investments of the subsidiary. For purposes of securing obligations related to leases and other contractual obligations, the Company also maintains an agreement for letters of credit, which is collateralized by the Company’s 2015 Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility and reduces the amount of credit available. As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, the Company had letters of credit outstanding of $550 million and $470 million, respectively, of which the letters of credit that reduced the available credit under the facility were $303 million and $166 million, respectively.

 

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Note 8—Assets Under Construction and Financing Obligations

Mission Bay 1 & 2

Mission Bay 1 & 2 initially represented the Company’s JV agreement with a real estate developer (“JV Partner”) to develop parcels of land (“the Land”) in San Francisco on which to construct the Company’s new headquarter buildings (the “Buildings”). The Buildings are to consist of two adjacent towers totaling approximately 423,000 rentable square feet. In connection with the JV arrangement entered into in 2015, the Company had acquired a 49% interest in the JV, the principal asset of which was the Land on which the Buildings are to be constructed. In November 2016, the Company and the JV Partner agreed to dissolve the JV and terminate the Company’s commitment to the lease of the Buildings (together “the real estate transaction”). Under the terms of the real estate transaction, the Company obtained the rights and title to the partially constructed building, will complete the development of the two office buildings and retain a 100% ownership of the buildings. The JV Partner paid the Company $11 million upon execution of the dissolution agreement and deferred the remaining $57 million of payment. The JV partner paid the first installment of deferred payment of $19 million in fiscal year 2017 and two $19 million installments during the twelve months ended December 31, 2018. In connection with the real estate transaction, the Company also executed two 75-year land lease agreements (“Land Leases”). As of December 31, 2018, commitments under the Land Leases total $175 million until February 2032. After 2032, the annual rent amount will adjust annually based on the prevailing consumer price index.

For accounting purposes, the real estate transaction is in substance the sale-leaseback of its 49% indirect interest in the land. Due to the Company’s continuing involvement through a purchase option on the Land, the Company failed to qualify for sale-leaseback accounting. A failed sale-leaseback transaction is accounted for as a financing transaction whereby the cash and deferred sales proceeds received in the real estate transaction are recorded as a financing obligation. Accordingly, the Company’s previous ownership in the JV, which represented its ownership interest in the Land of $65 million, is reported in property and equipment—land, and a corresponding financing obligation of $87 million is included in other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2018. Future Land Lease payments of $1.8 billion will be allocated 49% to the financing obligation and 51% to the land lease expense.

Pier 70

In March 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to lease approximately 130,000 square feet of office space, undergoing renovation, in San Francisco’s historic Pier 70. Due to the Company’s involvement with the construction, exposure to potential cost overruns and other commitments under the agreement, in accordance with ASC 840-40, the Company concluded that it was considered the accounting owner of the buildings during the construction period. Due to the Company’s continuing involvement with these leased properties after construction completion, the project did not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting treatment and the Company remained the accounting owner of the buildings.

Construction was completed and the asset was placed in service during April 2018. Upon completion of construction, the Company evaluated the derecognition of the asset and liability based on the provisions of ASC 840-40. The property does not comply with the provisions needed for sale-leaseback accounting, therefore, the lease is accounted for as a financing obligation and lease payments will be attributed to (1) a reduction of the principal financing obligation; (2) imputed interest expense; and (3) land lease expense. Accordingly, when the asset was placed in service, the Company reclassified the asset from construction in progress to building and site improvements within property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. The carrying value of the building and the related accumulated depreciation was $39 million and $44 million, and $0 million and $1 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. The building is being depreciated over its estimated useful life, which is 30 years. The principal financing obligation was $42 million and $43 million, as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively and is recorded as a component of other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 5—Property and Equipment, Net for further discussion. Interest

 

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expense recognized amounted to $0 million, $2 million and $4 million for years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Mission Bay 3 & 4

In 2015, the Company entered into an arrangement with two companies (“LLC partners”) to develop certain real estate property, primarily two office buildings located in San Francisco. The arrangement provided for the Company to become a member of the real estate entity established by the LLC partners to manage the operations of the property. In March 2018, the Company was admitted as a member of the real estate entity. Refer to Note 16—Variable Interest Entities for further information.

The arrangement also provided for the terms of the lease agreements with the real estate entity, which were executed in March 2018, for the use of the two office buildings. These buildings together with the buildings of Mission Bay 1 & 2 are expected to be the Company’s future headquarters.

The Company is considered the owner of the office buildings during construction for accounting purposes since it had an obligation to acquire an equity interest in the lessor and an obligation to lease the buildings upon construction completion. As the accounting owner, the Company recorded a construction in progress asset for all incurred construction costs and a liability for the corresponding financing obligation. In March of 2018, the Company entered into two 20–year lease agreements that are expected to commence early in 2019 and total $1.0 billion over the 20-year period. The lease agreements also include one 14-year extension that are exercisable at the Company’s sole option. As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, the gross carrying value of assets related to this build-to-suit lease arrangement was $163 million and $340 million, respectively, with a corresponding financing obligation of $168 million and $296 million, respectively.

Upon adoption of the new leasing standard discussed in Note 1—Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the Company will derecognize building and financing obligation balances associated with the construction project of Pier 70 and Mission Bay 3 & 4.

Future minimum payments related to the financing obligations as of December 31, 2018 are summarized below (in millions):

 

     Future
Minimum
Payments
 

Year Ended December 31,

  

2019

   $ 18  

2020

     49  

2021

     50  

2022

     52  

2023

     53  

Thereafter

     1,721  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,943  
  

 

 

 

 

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Note 9—Supplemental Financial Statement Information

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):

 

     As of December 31,  
         2017              2018      

Prepaid expenses

   $ 217      $ 265  

Other receivables

     187        416  

Other

     21        179  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   $ 425      $ 860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):

 

     As of December 31,  
         2017              2018      

Accrued legal, regulatory, and non-income taxes

   $ 1,030      $ 1,134  

Accrued Partner liability

     387        459  

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

     199        261  

Accrued professional and contractor services

     196        298  

Accrued marketing expenses

     124        152  

Other accrued expenses

     235        160  

Income and other tax liabilities

     244        157  

2016 Secured Revolving Credit Facility

     75         

Short-term capital lease obligation for computer equipment

     63        110  

Government and airport fees payable

     45        104  

Short-term deferred revenue

     38        65  

Short-term principal and interest on long-term debt

     12        61  

Short-term stock repurchase liability

     22        1  

Other

     43        195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

   $ 2,713      $ 3,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):

 

     As of December 31,  
         2017              2018      

Convertible debt embedded derivatives (Note 3)

   $ 1,517      $ 2,018  

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,041        1,072  

Financing obligation (Note 8)

     290        436  

Income tax payable

     52        80  

Other

     451        466  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

   $ 3,351      $ 4,072  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The changes in composition of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):

 

     Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
    Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)  on
Available-for-Sale
Securities,

Net of Tax
         Total      

Balance as of December 31, 2016

   $ 1     $      $ 1  

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

     (4            (4

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (4            (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2017

     (3            (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

     (225     40        (185

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (225     40        (185
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

   $ (228   $ 40      $ (188
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense), Net

The components of other income (expense), net, for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were as follows (in millions):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
         2016             2017             2018      

Interest income

   $ 22     $ 71     $ 104  

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

     (91     42       (45

Gain on divestitures (Note 19)

                 3,214  

Unrealized gain on investments

                 1,996  

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

     142       (173     (501

Other

     66       44       225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense), net

   $ 139     $ (16   $ 4,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 10—Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders’ Deficit

SoftBank

In November 2017, SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) led a consortium to seek a stake in the Company by directly investing between $1.0 to $1.3 billion via purchase of the Company’s Series G-1 preferred stock at $48.77 per share and a tender offer to purchase shares of any type or class at $32.97 per share from existing stockholders and employees. The direct investment was contingent on a minimum number of shares to be sold in the tender offer. In January 2018, the transaction closed and the consortium purchased 25.6 million Series G-1 shares from the Company for total proceeds of $1.3 billion and 242.8 million common stock and preferred stock shares from existing stockholders resulting in an ownership interest of approximately 20% of the outstanding equity of the Company (the “SoftBank Investment”). The price of the transaction with existing shareholders was not in excess of fair value, and therefore no compensation expense nor increase in accumulated deficit was recognized.

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Series A and Series B preferred stock shares became convertible into Class A common stock. In addition, six new directors were added to the Board of Directors. Two directors are appointed by SoftBank, three directors are independent directors and one director is the independent Chairman of the Board.

Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

The Company has authorized 946 million shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock, designated in series, with the rights and preferences of each designated series to be determined by the Board of Directors.

The following table is a summary of redeemable convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2018 (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands and per share amounts):

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

Series

  Shares
Authorized
     Shares
Issued and
Outstanding
    Per Share
Liquidation
Preference
    Aggregate
Liquidation
Preference
    Per Share
Dividend
Per Annum
    Per Share
Initial
Conversion
Price
    Carrying
Value, Net of
Issuance
Costs
 

Seed

    174,030        152,591     $ 0.00906     $ 1     $ 0.00073     $ 0.00906     $ 1  

A

    152,053        150,427       0.09248       14       0.00584       0.07303       11  

B

    123,646        122,721       0.35448       44       0.02836       0.35448       43  

C-1

    76,551        76,551       4.45438       341       0.28508       3.56350       273  

C-2

    31,004        31,004       3.56350       110       0.22806       2.85080       62  

C-3

    842        842       4.45438       4       0.28508       3.56350       3  

D

    87,193        82,443       15.51305       1,279       1.24105       15.51305       1,291  

E

    84,504        84,140       33.31758       2,803       2.66540       33.31758       2,793  

F

    25,228        21,262       39.63858       843       3.17109       39.63858       842  

G

    150,188        140,619       48.77223       6,858       3.90178       48.77223       6,858  

G-1

    35,881        35,881       48.77223       1,750       3.90178       48.77223       1,750  

G-2

    5,126        5,126       48.77223       250       3.90178       48.77223       250  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

 
    946,246        903,607       $ 14,297         $ 14,177  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

       

 

 

 

The rights, preferences and privileges of the redeemable convertible preferred stock are as follows:

Voting

Each holder of preferred stock is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of common stock into which the shares held by such holder are convertible. Class A common stock, into which all series of preferred stock may be converted, are entitled to one (1) vote for each share.

As long as shares of preferred stock are outstanding, the Company must obtain approval from a majority of the holders of the then outstanding shares of preferred stock in order to alter or change the rights, preferences and privileges of preferred stock, change the authorized number of shares of preferred stock and common stock, create a new class or series of shares having any rights, preferences or privileges superior to or on parity with any outstanding shares of preferred stock, declare or pay any distribution, merge, sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, voluntarily dissolve or liquidate the Company, increase or decrease the authorized size of the Board of Directors, or effect a redemption of shares of preferred stock or common stock.

Dividends

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common stock. Dividends or distributions declared in excess of the stated dividend preference for preferred stock will be distributed among the holders of preferred stock and common stock pro rata on an as-converted basis. No dividends have been declared by the Board of Directors from inception through December 31, 2018.

Conversion

Each share of preferred stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, according to a conversion ratio, which is subject to adjustment for dilutive share issuances as described below. The total number of shares of common stock into which the preferred stock may be converted is determined by dividing the then-applicable conversion price by the initial conversion price, as shown in the table above. The preferred stock automatically converts into common stock at the then-applicable conversion price in the event of an underwritten public offering of shares of common stock with aggregate proceeds of no less than $30 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions (“qualifying IPO”). The preferred stock may also be converted upon the vote of a majority of the holders of the preferred stock. In the event of a conversion of shares of Series C-1, Series C-2 and Series C-3 preferred stock in connection with a qualifying IPO or a Liquidation Transaction (defined below), the Company is required to make a provision to ensure that the per share amount received upon conversion is equal to the then-applicable Series C-1, Series C-2 and Series C-3 preferred stock liquidation preference. In the event of a conversion of shares of Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series G-1, and Series G-2 preferred stock in connection with a Liquidation Transaction, the Company is required to make a provision to ensure that the per share amount received upon conversion is equal to the then-applicable liquidation preference. As of December 31, 2017, each share of Series Seed, A and B preferred stock was convertible into one share of Class B common stock and each share of Series C-1, C-2, C-3, D, E, F and G preferred stock was convertible into one share of Class A common stock. As of December 31, 2018, each share of Series Seed, A, B, C-1, C-2, C-3, D, E, F, G, G-1, and G-2 preferred stock was convertible into one share of Class A common stock.

Subject to certain exceptions, including issuances of shares to employees or consultants pursuant to a stock option plan approved by the Board of Directors and issuances of shares to lenders or strategic partners or in connection with the acquisition of a company or technology, in each case approved by the Board of Directors, the conversion price of each applicable series of preferred stock is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution in the event that the Company issues additional shares at a purchase price less than the then-applicable conversion price.

Redemption

The preferred stock is not redeemable at the election of the holder, except that in the event of a change of control resulting from the sale or transfers of the Company’s securities, which qualifies as a liquidation, a cash settlement shall be made to the preferred stockholders. The preferred stock does not have a mandatory redemption date.

Liquidation

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, either voluntary or involuntary, including a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets where the holders of common stock and preferred stock own less than a majority of the resulting voting power of the surviving entity (“Liquidation Transaction”), the holders of preferred stock will receive in preference to the holders of common stock, an amount per share equal to the liquidation preference, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. After payment of the liquidation preference to the holders of the preferred stock, the remaining assets of the Company are available for distribution to the holders of common stock on a pro rata basis. These liquidation features cause the Series A, Series B, Series C-1, Series C-2, Series C-3, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series G-1, and Series G-2 preferred stock to be classified as mezzanine equity rather than as a component of stockholders’ deficit.

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of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the merger or of the Company, or upon the sale of more than a majority of the voting power of the Company.

Common Stock

As of December 31, 2018, the Company has authorized to issue 2.7 billion shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share. As of December 31, 2018, there were 457 million shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding.

Holders of common stock are entitled to dividends when and if declared by the Board of Directors, subject to the rights of the holders of all classes of stock outstanding having priority rights to dividends. As of December 31, 2018, no dividends have been declared.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for issuance upon conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock and exercise or settlement of equity awards. The Company has reserved common stock for future issuance as follows (in thousands):

 

     As of December 31,  
           2017            2018  

Class A Common

     

Conversion of Series Seed, A, B, C-1, C-2, C-3, D, E, F, G, G-1, and G-2 redeemable convertible preferred stock

            946,246  

Conversion of Series C-1, C-2, C-3, D, E, F, and G redeemable convertible preferred stock

     455,510         

Options issued and outstanding under 2010 Plan (defined below)

            5,340  

Options and SARs issued and outstanding under the 2013 Plan (defined below)

     42,697        38,354  

RSUs issued and outstanding under the 2013 Plan

     87,101        138,449  

Shares available for future issuance under the 2013 Plan (1)

     6,350        17,534  

Exercise and conversion of warrants

     4,729        1,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Class A Common shares reserved

     596,387        1,147,213  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B Common

     

Conversion of Series Seed, A, and B redeemable convertible preferred stock

     449,729         

Options issued and outstanding under 2010 Plan

     8,312         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Class B Common shares reserved

     458,041         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

During 2017, the Company entered into obligations to issue a variable number of RSUs from the 2013 Plan (defined below) to certain employees once certain service and performance conditions have been met, including the occurrence of a qualifying event. The number of RSUs to be issued upon satisfaction of these conditions is based on fixed monetary amounts which are known at the inception of the obligations and the fair value of the Company’s common stock upon issuance. Fixed monetary obligations to be settled in a variable number of RSUs totaled $91 million and $51 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. There were shares reserved for future issuance to meet these obligations.

Restricted Common Stock

The Company has granted restricted common stock to certain continuing employees, primarily in connection with acquisitions. Vesting of this stock may be dependent on a combination of service and performance conditions that become satisfied upon the occurrence of a qualifying event. The Company has the right to repurchase shares for which the vesting conditions are not satisfied.

 

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The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s restricted common stock for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018. For purposes of this table, vested restricted common stock represents the shares for which the service condition had been fulfilled as of the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

                                         
     Number of
Shares
    Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair
Value per Share
 

Unvested restricted common stock as of January 1, 2017

     13,917     $ 31.09  

Vested

     (2,416   $ 14.85  

Canceled

     (7,241   $ 34.86  
  

 

 

   

Unvested restricted common stock as of December 31, 2017

     4,260     $ 33.89  

Granted

     514     $ 40.82  

Vested

     (1,615   $ 36.73  

Canceled

     (2,261   $ 34.86  
  

 

 

   

Unvested restricted common stock as of December 31, 2018

     898     $ 30.33  
  

 

 

   

Warrants

The Company has issued warrants to non-employee service providers and others in exchange for advisory services to the Company. A summary of warrants activity for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 is as follows (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, per share amounts and years):

 

                                                                                                        
     Number of Warrants  
     Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred

Stock
    Common
Stock
    Weighted-
Average

Exercise
Price Per
Share
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic

Value
 

Outstanding as of January 1, 2017

     2,610       200     $ 0.82        4.55      $ 133  

Granted

     3,618       110     $        

Exercised

     (1,779         $ 0.01        

Forfeited

           (30   $ 0.01        
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Outstanding as of December 31, 2017

     4,449       280     $ 0.48        4.27      $ 192  

Granted

               $ 0.00        

Exercised

     (53     (34   $ 0.01        

Forfeited

     (3,323     (29   $ 0.01        
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

     1,073       217     $ 1.77        6.98      $ 62  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2018

     150       117     $ 8.48        6.21      $ 12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Equity Incentive Plans

The Company maintains two equity incentive plans: the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”) and the 2010 Stock Plan (“2010 Plan” and collectively, “Plans”). The 2013 Plan serves as the successor to the 2010 Plan and provides for the issuance of incentive and nonqualified stock options, SARs, restricted stock and RSUs to employees, consultants and advisors of the Company.

Stock options under the Plans may be granted with contractual terms of up to ten years (or five years if granted to a 10.0% stockholder) and at prices no less than 100.0% of the estimated fair value of the shares on the

 

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date of grant as determined by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that (i) the exercise price of an incentive stock option (“ISO”) and non-qualified stock option (“NSO”) granted to a greater than 10.0% stockholder shall not be less than 110.0% of the estimated fair value of the shares on the date of grant. Awards granted under the Plans generally vest over four years and include the right of first refusal in favor of the Company in connection with any proposed sale or transfer of the related shares to third-parties.

The Plans allow for the early exercise of stock options. Shares purchased pursuant to the early exercise of stock options are subject to repurchase until those shares vest; therefore, cash received in exchange for unvested shares exercised is recorded as a liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and are reclassified to common stock and additional paid–in capital as the shares vest.

Stock Option and SAR Activity

A summary of stock option and SAR activity for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018 is as follows (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, per share amounts, and years):

 

                                                                                                        
     SARs
Outstanding
Number of
SARs
    Options
Outstanding
Number  of

Shares
    Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
     Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

As of January 1, 2017

     629       52,664     $ 3.54        7.24      $ 1,915  

Awards granted

     91       2,901     $ 41.39        

Awards exercised

           (2,897   $ 1.52        

Awards forfeited

     (15     (2,364   $ 10.72        
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

As of December 31, 2017

     705       50,304     $ 5.54        6.43      $ 1,457  

Awards granted

     295       5,491     $ 33.45        

Awards exercised

           (11,809   $ 2.29        

Awards forfeited

     (242     (1,050   $ 20.48        
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

As of December 31, 2018

     758       42,936     $ 9.22        5.74      $ 1,456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2018

     608       35,792     $ 4.03        5.36      $ 1,401  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

Exercisable as of December 31, 2018

     608       36,799     $ 4.80        5.45      $ 1,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised in the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, was $112 million and $392 million, respectively.

 

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RSU Activity

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s RSUs for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018. For purposes of this table, vested RSUs represent the shares for which the service condition had been fulfilled as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Number of
Shares
     Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair
Value per Share
 

Unvested and outstanding as of January 1, 2017

     43,973      $ 24.75  

Granted

     41,157      $ 40.75  

Vested

     (18,306    $ 26.60  

Canceled

     (13,338    $ 30.23  
  

 

 

    

Unvested and outstanding as of December 31, 2017

     53,486      $ 35.06  

Granted

     64,707      $ 36.73  

Vested

     (28,998    $ 33.35  

Canceled

     (13,360    $ 34.70  
  

 

 

    

Unvested and outstanding as of December 31, 2018

     75,835      $ 37.20  
  

 

 

    

Vested and outstanding as of December 31, 2018

     62,614      $ 26.91  
  

 

 

    

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense is allocated based on the cost center to which the award holder belongs. The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation expense by function for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

Operations and support

   $ 21      $ 30      $ 15  

Sales and marketing

     13        9        9  

Research and development

     45        25        65  

General and administrative

     49        73        83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 128      $ 137      $ 172  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During 2016, the Company recorded $24 million of incremental stock-based compensation expense, which related primarily to the requirements of a repurchase program impacting 14 tenured employees.

During 2017, the Company recorded incremental stock-based compensation expense related to the modification of stock-based awards of $69 million. The majority of this cost includes $41 million related to an amendment to extend the post-termination exercise period for 2,530 employee stock option holders and $16 million related to an employee loan amendment whereby the loan terms were extended and provided for removal of the requirement to repay the outstanding balance of vested shares upon termination.

During 2018, the Company recorded incremental stock-based compensation expense related to the modification of stock-based awards of $56 million. The majority of this cost includes $43 million related to consolidated subsidiary shares issued to employees who are minority holders of the consolidated subsidiary (refer to Note 17—Non-Controlling Interest for further information) and $10 million related to the removal of certain vesting and exercise conditions for 43 employee stock option holders.

As of December 31, 2018, there was $76 million of unamortized compensation costs related to all unvested awards for which vesting is not contingent on a qualifying event. The unamortized compensation costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.5 years.

 

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The tax benefits recognized for stock-based compensation arrangements were not material during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

From time to time, the Company has granted performance-based and market-based equity awards to management (“Performance Awards”). These awards vest based on the Company’s achievement of certain performance goals, operational metrics and/or market-based targets, as applicable, subject to continuous employment by each recipient. The Company approved these awards in the form of stock options and RSUs. The amount of stock-based compensation recorded will vary depending on the Company’s attainment of performance-based targets and the completion of the service period. The stock-based compensation expense related to the Performance Awards was not material during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The weighted-average fair values of common stock and redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants granted to non-employee service providers and others in the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were $48.40, $43.14 and $47.20 per share, respectively, for shares vested or expected to vest. The total grant-date fair value of warrants vested to non-employee service providers and others in the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 was $9 million, $91 million and $4 million, respectively. The fair value of warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Contractual term (in years)

     2.9       2.1       1.6  

Risk-free interest rate

     1.5     1.8     2.5

Expected volatility

     32.4     28.3     34.7

Expected dividend yield

            

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of stock options and SARs granted to employees in the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were $12.82, $18.65 and $12.94 per share, respectively. The fair value of stock options and SARs granted was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Expected term (in years)

     5.8       8.5       6.0  

Risk-free interest rate

     1.5     2.0     2.8

Expected volatility

     40.0     35.9     32.9

Expected dividend yield

            

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of Performance Awards with market-based targets in the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were $0.00, $18.96 and $14.77 per share, respectively. The weighted-average derived service periods for Performance Awards with market-based targets in the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were 0, 3.35, and 3.31 years, respectively. The fair value of Performance Awards with market-based targets granted was determined using a Monte Carlo model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Risk-free interest rate

       —     2.1     2.8

Expected volatility

       —     40.0     36.9

Expected dividend yield

       —        

The Company has granted RSAs, RSUs, SARs, and stock options that vest only upon the satisfaction of both time-based service and performance-based conditions. As of December 31, 2018, no stock-based compensation

 

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expense had been recognized for such awards with a performance condition based on the occurrence of a qualifying event such as an IPO, as such qualifying event was not probable. Refer to Note 1—Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further information. The total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to these awards as of December 31, 2018 was $4.7 billion. Of this amount, $3.0 billion relates to awards for which the time-based vesting condition had been satisfied or partially satisfied on that date, calculated using the accelerated attribution method and the grant date fair value of the awards.

The remaining $1.7 billion relates to awards for which the time-based vesting condition had not yet been satisfied as of December 31, 2018. This includes $62 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for awards with specified performance metrics to be satisfied in addition to a qualifying event. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $1.7 billion would be recognized over the remaining service period after the occurrence of a qualifying event.

Share Repurchases

The following table represents a summary of common stock repurchased in connection with discrete arrangements with selected current and former employees during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

Common stock shares repurchased

     3,501        3,765        286  

Common stock repurchase cost

   $ 98      $ 142      $ 11  

Fair value of repurchase recorded as an increase in accumulated deficit

   $ 179      $ 32      $ 13  

Excess of fair value recorded as stock-based compensation

   $ 23      $ 13      $ 1  

Price range per common stock share

   $ 5.00 - $36.58      $ 5.00 - $41.65      $ 36.58 - $41.65  

Employee Loans

The Company has from time to time issued nonrecourse loans to certain employees for the exercise of stock options or for personal use. As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, the total outstanding employee loan balances were $21 million and $16 million, respectively. A total of 16 million and 10 million shares were pledged as collateral to secure the loans as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Employee Benefit Plan

The Company’s U.S. employees are generally eligible to participate in a retirement and savings plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Participating employees may contribute up to 90% of their eligible compensation, but not more than statutory limits. There were no employer contributions to the 401(k) plan for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Note 11—Income Taxes

The U.S. and foreign components of income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are as follows (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

U.S.

   $ (1,684   $ (3,201   $ (2,726

Foreign

     (1,534     (1,374     4,038  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   $ (3,218   $ (4,575   $ 1,312  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes attributable to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are as follows (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Current

      

Federal

   $    —     $     $ 13  

State

                 15  

Foreign

     23       220       220  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current tax expense

   $ 23     $ 220     $ 248  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred

      

Federal

     (1     (728     (159

State

           (5     7  

Foreign

     6       (29     187  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax expense (benefit)

     5       (762     35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes

   $ 28     $ (542   $ 283  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Federal statutory income tax rate

     35.0  %      35.0  %      21.0  % 

State income tax expense

      %      0.2  %      1.7  % 

Foreign rate differential

     (17.7 )%      (14.4 )%      29.6  % 

Foreign rate differential – gain on divestitures (1)

                 (83.1 )% 

Non-deductible expenses

     (0.7 )%      (1.2 )%      0.8  % 

Stock-based compensation

     (0.9 )%      (0.2 )%      (2.6 )% 

Interest on convertible notes

     (1.7 )%      (2.8 )%      15.1  % 

Federal research and development credits

     1.1  %      2.0  %      (7.2 )% 

Deferred tax on foreign investments (2)

      %       %      51.4  % 

Entity restructuring (3)

      %       %      (20.0 )% 

Change in unrecognized tax benefits

     (2.5 )%      (0.9 )%      9.9  % 

Valuation allowance

     (13.9 )%      (21.8 )%      4.9  % 

Impact of the Tax Act

      %      15.8  %       % 

Other, net

     0.3  %      0.1  %      0.1  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

     (1.0 )%      11.8  %      21.6  % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The foreign rate differential – gain on divestitures in 2018 is primarily driven by the gains on divestitures reported by subsidiaries in jurisdictions with statutory tax rates lower than the U.S. federal tax rate.

(2)

Represents the following: a) deferred U.S. tax impact of income inclusion related to the gain on the eventual disposition of the shares underlying the Company’s investment in Didi and Grab, and b) deferred China tax impact on the eventual disposition of the shares underlying the Company’s investment in Didi.

(3)

In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company entered into a transaction that resulted in the repatriation of assets from a foreign subsidiary to a domestic subsidiary. As a result of the repatriation, the deferred tax assets were recalculated at the U.S. statutory tax rate, resulting in a total deferred tax benefit of $275 million. The rate differential between the foreign subsidiary and the United States resulted in this deferred tax benefit. The corresponding deferred tax asset balance is included in the “Fixed assets and intangible assets” line in the table below.

 

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The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

                                         
     As of December 31,  
     2017     2018  

Deferred tax assets

    

Net operating loss carryforwards

   $ 845     $ 1,147  

Research and development credits

     158       285  

Stock-based compensation

     15       24  

Accruals and reserves

     131       226  

Accrued legal

     150       102  

Fixed assets and intangible assets

     34       435  

Other

     12       22  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets, gross

     1,345       2,241  

Less: Valuation allowance

     (1,074     (1,294
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

     271       947  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

    

Fixed assets and intangible assets

            

Indefinite lived deferred tax liability (1)

     1,287       1,986  

Other

           3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     1,287       1,989  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

   $ 1,016     $ 1,042  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

The $2.0 billion indefinite-lived deferred tax liability represents the deferred U.S. and foreign income tax expense, which will be incurred upon the eventual disposition of the shares underlying the Company’s investments in Didi and Grab. The current year tax expense and any subsequent changes in the recognition or measurement of this deferred tax liability will be recorded in continuing operations.

Based on available evidence, management believes it is not more-likely-than-not that the net U.S., Singapore, India, and Netherlands deferred tax assets will be fully realizable. In these jurisdictions, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets. The Company regularly reviews the deferred tax assets for recoverability based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and tax planning strategies by jurisdiction. The Company’s judgment regarding future profitability may change due to many factors, including future market conditions and the ability to successfully execute the business plans and/or tax planning strategies. Should there be a change in the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the Company’s income tax provision would increase or decrease in the period in which the assessment is changed. The Company had a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets of $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2017 and 2018, respectively. In 2018, the change in valuation allowance was primarily attributable to an increase in U.S. state deferred tax assets resulting from the loss from operations and U.S. federal and state tax credits generated during the year.

The indefinite carryforward period for net operating losses (“NOLs”) means that indefinite-lived deferred tax liabilities can be considered as support for realization of deferred tax assets including post December 31, 2017 net operating loss carryovers, which can affect the need to record or maintain a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. At December 31, 2017 and 2018, the Company realized approximately $249 million and $920 million, respectively, of its U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets as a result of its indefinite-lived deferred tax liabilities being used as a source of income.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act made broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, including, but not limited to, (1) reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent;

 

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(2) requiring companies to pay a one-time transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries; (3) generally eliminating U.S. federal income taxes on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; (4) requiring a current inclusion of global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) in U.S. federal taxable income of certain earnings of controlled foreign corporations; (5) eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) and changing how existing AMT credits can be realized; (6) creating the base erosion anti-abuse tax (“BEAT”), a new minimum tax; (7) creating a new limitation on deductible interest expense; and (8) changing rules related to uses and limitations of net operating loss carryforwards created in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 changing classification of certain deferred tax assets as indefinite-lived.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company completed its accounting for the Tax Act as summarized below:

 

   

Reduction of U.S. federal corporate tax rate to 21 percent: in 2017, the Company recorded a provisional income tax benefit of $473 million from the reduction in its net deferred tax liabilities resulting from the revaluation. No adjustments were made in 2018 to the provisional amounts recorded.

 

   

Indefinite carryforward period for net operating losses: in 2017, the Company recorded a provisional income tax benefit of $249 million from the partial release of its U.S. federal valuation allowance, which resulted from the ability to consider its indefinite-lived deferred tax liabilities as support for realization of certain indefinite-lived deferred tax assets. No adjustments were made in 2018 to the provisional amounts recorded.

 

   

One-time mandatory transition tax: in 2017, the Company recorded a provisional transition tax obligation of $0. No adjustments were made in 2018 to the provisional amounts recorded.

 

   

GILTI: the Company has made a policy election to adopt the Period Cost Method for taxes related to GILTI.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had U.S. federal NOL carryforwards of $3.5 billion that begin to expire in 2030 and $1.6 billion that have an unlimited carryover period. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had U.S. state NOL carryforwards of $4.2 billion that begin to expire in 2019 and $191 million that have an unlimited carryover period. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had foreign NOL carryforwards of $4 million that begin to expire in 2024 and $35 million that have an unlimited carryover period. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had foreign capital allowance carryforwards of $157 million that have an unlimited carryover period.

The Company also had U.S. federal research tax credit carryforwards of $233 million that begin to expire in 2031 and U.S. state research tax credit carryforwards of $120 million that have an unlimited carryover period.

In the event the Company experiences an ownership change within the meaning of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), the Company’s ability to utilize net operating losses, tax credits and other tax attributes may be limited. The most recent analysis of the Company’s historical ownership changes was completed through December 31, 2018. Based on the analysis, the Company does not anticipate a current limitation on the tax attributes.

 

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The following table reflects changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits (in millions):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year

   $ 34      $ 179      $ 221  

Gross increases—current year tax positions

     142        52        57  

Gross increases—prior year tax positions

     3        44        128  

Gross decreases—prior year tax positions

            (54      (12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year

   $ 179      $ 221      $ 394  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2018, approximately $122 million of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. The remaining $272 million of the unrecognized tax benefits would not impact the effective tax rate due to the valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations. The amount of interest and penalties accrued as of December 31, 2017 and 2018 was $0 million and $17 million, respectively.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is currently under a federal income tax examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for tax years 2013 and 2014 and other foreign tax examinations. The Company believes that adequate amounts have been reserved in these jurisdictions. To the extent the Company has tax attribute carryforwards, the tax years in which the attribute was generated may still be adjusted upon examination by the federal, state or foreign tax authorities to the extent utilized in a future period.

With regards to the IRS income tax examination for 2013 and 2014, during the fourth quarter of 2018, new information became available that required a remeasurement of existing reserves. The result of this remeasurement was as follows: (1) a reduction of federal net operating loss carryforwards of $380 million (pre-tax), which is fully offset by a change in the valuation allowance; (2) an increase of state net operating loss carryforwards of $44 million (pre-tax), which is fully offset by a change in the valuation allowance; and (3) an additional liability of approximately $34 million for the potential cash tax costs for federal and state income taxes, including interest.

Although the timing of the resolution and/or closure of audits is highly uncertain, it is reasonably possible that the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits could significantly change in the next 12 months. Given the number of years remaining subject to examination and the number of matters being examined, the Company is unable to estimate the full range of possible adjustments to the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does expect the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits to be reduced within the next twelve months by at least $127 million, which is related to ongoing matters with tax authorities regarding the Company’s transfer pricing positions.

 

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The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various state and foreign jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2018, the open tax years for the Company’s major tax jurisdictions are as follows:

 

                    

Jurisdiction

   Tax Years  

U.S. Federal

     2010 - 2018  

U.S. States

     2010 - 2018  

Brazil

     2013 - 2018  

Netherlands

     2012 - 2018  

Mexico

     2013 - 2018  

United Kingdom

     2014 - 2018  

Australia

     2012 - 2018  

Singapore

     2013 - 2018  

India

     2011 - 2018  

The Company intends to indefinitely reinvest earnings in all subsidiaries other than Brazil, where all earnings in excess of $500 million will be indefinitely reinvested. Due to the one-time transition tax and the imposition of the GILTI provisions, all previously unremitted earnings will no longer be subject to U.S. federal income tax; however, there could be U.S. state and/or foreign withholding taxes upon distribution of such unremitted earnings. The Company does not expect to incur material additional taxes related to a repatriation of Brazil earnings of up to $500 million. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability with respect to all other unremitted earnings is not practical.

Note 12—Net Income (Loss) Per Share

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, the rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights, of the holders of Class A and Class B common stock were identical, except with respect to voting. As the liquidation and dividend rights were identical, the undistributed earnings were allocated on a proportionate basis and the resulting net loss per share attributable to common stockholders were, therefore, the same for both Class A and Class B common stock on an individual or combined basis.

On January 18, 2018, the Company converted 390 million shares of its Class B common stock into Class A common stock under the conditions of the SoftBank Investment, thereby increasing the total number of Class A common stock outstanding to 450 million shares and resulting in only one class of common stock.

The Company takes into account the effect on consolidated net income (loss) per share of dilutive securities of entities in which the Company holds equity interests that are accounted for using the equity method.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Basic net income (loss) per share:

      

Numerator

      

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ (3,246   $ (4,033   $ 987  

Less: net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest, net of tax

                 10  

Less: noncumulative dividends to preferred stockholders

                 (997
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

     (3,246     (4,033      

Net income from discontinued operations

     2,876              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

      

Basic weighted-average common stock outstanding

     411,501       426,360       443,368  

Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

      

Continuing operations

   $ (7.89   $ (9.46   $  

Discontinued operations

     6.99              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share

   $ (0.90   $ (9.46   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share:

      

Numerator

      

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (3,246   $ (4,033   $  

Less: gain recognized for change in fair value of MLU B.V. put/call feature

                 (12

Add: noncumulative dividends to preferred stockholders

                 12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

     (3,246     (4,033      

Diluted net income from discontinued operations

     2,876              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—diluted

   $ (370   $ (4,033   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator

      

Number of shares used in basic net income (loss) per share computation

     411,501       426,360       443,368  

Weighted-average effect of potentially dilutive securities:

      

Common stock subject to a put/call feature

                 407  

Stock options

                 33,528  

RSUs to settle fixed monetary awards

         1,073  

Other

                 623  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average common stock outstanding

     411,501       426,360       478,999  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

      

Continuing operations

   $ (7.89   $ (9.46   $  

Discontinued operations

     6.99              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ (0.90   $ (9.46   $  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Since the Company was in a loss position for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, and all net income was allocated to noncumulative dividends on preferred stock for the year ended December 31, 2018,

 

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basic net income (loss) per share was the same as diluted net income (loss) per share for the periods presented. The following potentially dilutive outstanding securities as of December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented, or issuance of such shares is contingent upon the satisfaction of certain conditions which were not satisfied by the end of the period (in thousands):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

Redeemable convertible preferred stock

     840,859        863,305        903,607  

Convertible notes

     192,305        196,398        200,595  

RSUs

     59,282        87,101        137,426  

Stock options

     52,664        50,304        8,776  

Restricted common stock with performance condition

            888        1,758  

Common stock subject to repurchase

     35,635        12,266        1,695  

Warrants to purchase redeemable convertible preferred stock

     2,610        4,449        1,073  

SARs

     629        705        758  

RSUs to settle fixed monetary awards

            2,712        559  

Warrants to purchase common stock

     200        280        100  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,184,184        1,218,408        1,256,347  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

The unaudited pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been prepared to give effect to adjustments to the numerator in the pro forma basic and diluted net income per share calculation to:

 

   

remove the effect of interest expense and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs for the 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes;

 

   

remove gains or losses resulting from the remeasurement of the embedded derivatives related to the 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes; and

 

   

remove gains or losses resulting from the remeasurement of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability to reflect the exercise of certain of the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants to common stock.

The unaudited pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2018 has been prepared to give effect to adjustments to the denominator in the pro forma basic and diluted net income per share calculation to give effect to:

 

   

the automatic conversion of all outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock into an equivalent number of shares of common stock. The Company used the if-converted method as though the conversion had occurred as of the beginning of the period or the original date of issuance, if later;

 

   

the net issuance of shares of common stock upon the vesting and settlement of RSUs for which the service-based vesting condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2018 and the qualifying event-based vesting condition will be satisfied in connection with an IPO, after giving effect to shares withheld to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations, as applicable;

 

   

the conversion of the Company’s outstanding 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2018, into shares of common stock, assuming the conversion of the accrued principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes at a conversion price of $47.00 per share; and

 

   

the exercise of certain outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants, resulting in the issuance of common stock.

 

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Unaudited pro forma net income per share is computed as follows (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and per share amounts):

 

                    
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
     (unaudited)  

Numerator:

  

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders—basic

   $  

Add: noncumulative dividends to preferred stockholders

     997  

Add: interest expense and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs for 2021 and 2022 Convertible Notes

     443  

Add: change in fair value of embedded derivative liabilities

     501  

Add: change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability

     9  

Less: undistributed earnings to participating securities

     (12
  

 

 

 

Pro forma net income attributable to common stockholders—basic

   $ 1,938  
  

 

 

 

Less: gain recognized for change in fair value of MLU B.V. put/call feature

     (12

Add: undistributed earnings to participating securities

     0  
  

 

 

 

Pro forma net income attributable to common stockholders—diluted

   $ 1,926  
  

 

 

 

Denominator:

  

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders—basic

     443,368  

Pro forma adjustment to reflect automatic conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock to common stock

     893,447  

Pro forma adjustment to reflect vesting of restricted common stock and vesting and settlement of RSUs with performance condition, net of shares withheld for tax withholding obligations

     30,172  

Pro forma adjustment to reflect assumed conversion of 2021 Convertible Notes to common stock

     55,695  

Pro forma adjustment to reflect assumed conversion of 2022 Convertible Notes to common stock

     30,223  

Pro forma adjustment to reflect assumed exercise and conversion of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants to common stock

     1,001  
  

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute pro forma net income per share—basic

     1,453,906  
  

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders—basic

   $ 1.33  
  

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute pro forma net income per share—basic

     1,453,906  

Add: Weighted-average effect of potentially dilutive securities:

  

Common stock subject to a put/call feature

     407  

Stock options

     34,807  

RSUs

     29,976  

RSUs to settle fixed monetary awards

     1,340  

Other

     287  
  

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute pro forma net income per share—diluted

     1,520,723  
  

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per share attributable to common stockholders—diluted

   $ 1.27  
  

 

 

 

Note 13—Segment Information

During 2018, the Company made operational changes in how its chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) manages the business, including performance assessment and resource allocation. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is its CODM. The segment disclosure is intended to provide the users of the financial

 

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statements with a view of the business from the Company’s perspective. The Company operates its business as two operating and reportable segments: Core Platform and Other Bets.

The Company determined its operating segments based on how the CODM manages the business, allocates resources, makes operating decisions and evaluates operating performance. The Company’s operating performance measure is contribution profit (loss). The CODM does not evaluate operating segments using asset information.

In 2018, as a result of the divestitures of the Company’s Southeast Asia and Russia/CIS operations, the segment performance measures reviewed by the CODM have been recast for all periods presented to exclude the impact of the Southeast Asia and Russia/CIS operations for comparability with the Company’s current operations. The impact has been reflected in the segment presentation of contribution profit (loss) shown below.

Contribution profit (loss) is defined as revenue less the following expenses: cost of revenue, operations and support, sales and marketing, and general and administrative and research and development expenses associated with the Core Platform and Other Bets segments. Contribution profit (loss) also excludes any non-cash items or items that management does not believe are reflective of the Company’s ongoing core operations (as shown in the table below).

Unallocated research and development expenses include costs that are not directly attributable to the Core Platform and Other Bets segments. These include mapping and payment technologies and support and development of the internal technology infrastructure. Unallocated general and administrative expenses include certain shared costs such as finance, accounting, tax, human resources, information technology and legal. The Company’s allocation methodology is periodically evaluated and may change.

Included in the reconciliation below are expenses associated with research and development activities that are not directly attributable to the Core Platform and Other Bets segments: Advanced Technologies Group (“ATG”) and Other Technology Programs. ATG includes research and development expenses associated with developing autonomous vehicle technology. Other Technology Programs includes research and development expenses associated with developing all other next-generation technologies.

Information about segments during the periods presented is presented below (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Contribution profit (loss)

      

Core Platform

   $ (755   $ 33     $ 940  

Other Bets

     (1     (40     (152
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total contribution profit (loss)

   $ (756   $ (7   $ 788  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s total contribution profit (loss) to loss from operations (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2017     2018  

Total segment contribution profit (loss)

   $ (756   $ (7   $ 788  

Reconciling items:

      

Research and development expenses related to ATG and Other Technology Programs (1)

     (229     (377     (451

Unallocated research and development and general and administrative expenses (1)

     (1,303     (1,777     (2,057

Depreciation and amortization

     (320     (510     (426

Stock-based compensation expense

     (128     (137     (172

Legal, tax, and regulatory reserves and settlements

     (49     (440     (340

Asset impairment/loss on sale of assets

     (9     (340     (237

Acquisition and financing related expenses

           (4     (15

Gain (loss) on restructuring of lease arrangement

           (7     4  

Impact of Southeast Asia and Russia/CIS divested operations (1)

     (229     (481     (127
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

   $ (3,023   $ (4,080   $ (3,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excluding stock-based compensation expense

Geographic Information

Revenue by geography is based on where the trip was completed or meal delivered. Long-lived assets, net includes property and equipment, net, as well as the same asset class included within assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets. The following tables set forth revenue and long-lived assets, net by geographic area as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016      2017      2018  

United States

   $ 2,228      $ 4,068      $ 6,077  

Brazil

     236        831        959  

All other countries

     1,381        3,033        4,234  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 3,845      $ 7,932      $ 11,270  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                         
     As of December 31,  
     2017      2018  

United States

   $ 1,234      $ 1,572  

Singapore

     798        321  

All other countries

     110        70  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-lived assets, net

   $ 2,142      $ 1,963  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenue from external customers grouped by offerings is included in Note 2—Revenue.

 

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Note 14—Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

Future minimum payments for non-cancelable operating leases, capital leases, and purchase commitments as of December 31, 2018 are summarized below (in millions):

 

                                                              
     Operating
Leases
     Capital Leases
(Note 5)
     Purchase
Commitments
 

Year Ending December 31,

        

2019

   $ 263      $ 118      $ 92  

2020

     257        60        53  

2021

     224        34        48  

2022

     193                

2023

     163                

Thereafter

     1,928                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $       3,028      $             212      $             193  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Leases

The Company has entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain offices and data center facilities with contractual lease periods expiring between 2019 and 2092. Under the terms of certain leases, the Company is committed to pay for certain taxes, insurance, maintenance and management expenses. Certain of these arrangements have free rent periods or escalating rent payment provisions, and the Company recognizes rent expense under such arrangements on a straight-line basis. Operating leases includes $897 million for which the Company is contractually obligated in connection with the Ground Leases. Refer to Note 8—Assets Under Construction and Financing Obligations for further information.

Office and data center rent expense was $110 million, $194 million and $221 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Purchase Commitments

The Company has commitments for network and cloud services, background checks, and other items in the ordinary course of business with varying expiration terms through 2020. These amounts are determined based on the non-cancelable quantities or termination amounts to which the Company is contractually obligated.

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be a party to various claims, non-income tax audits, and litigation in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2017 and 2018, the Company had recorded aggregate liabilities of $1.0 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, in accrued and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets for all of its legal, regulatory, and non-income tax matters that were probable and reasonably estimable.

The Company is currently party to various legal and regulatory matters that have arisen in the normal course of business and include, among others, alleged independent contractor misclassification claims, Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) claims, background check violations, consumer and driver class actions relating to pricing and advertising, unfair competition matters, intellectual property disputes, employment discrimination and other employment-related claims, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) cases, data and privacy matters, and other matters. With respect to the Company’s outstanding legal and regulatory matters, based on its current knowledge, the Company believes that the amount or range of reasonably possible loss will not, either

 

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individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the outcome of such legal matters is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties.

O’Connor, et al., v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Yucesoy v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al.

O’Connor and Yucesoy are two putative class actions that assert various independent contractor misclassification claims brought on behalf of certain Driver Partners in California and Massachusetts, respectively. The two case were consolidated and both are pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Filed on August 16, 2013 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the O’Connor action is a class action against the Company on behalf of all Driver Partners who contracted with the Company in California and seeks damages for tips and business expense reimbursement based on alleged independent contractor misclassification and unfair competition. The O’Connor action was stayed in the trial court pending the outcome of appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the trial court’s orders denying the Company’s motions to compel arbitration, order certifying the class action, and order enjoining the Company’s enforcement of its arbitration agreement. The Ninth Circuit issued its rulings on those appeals on September 25, 2018, finding that the Company’s arbitration agreements were enforceable and accordingly, decertified the O’Connor class and remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings. Filed on June 2, 2014 in the Massachusetts Suffolk County Superior Court, the Yucesoy action is a class action against the Company on behalf of all Driver Partners in Massachusetts and seeks damages based on independent contractor misclassification, tips law violations and tortious interference with contractual and/or advantageous relations. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in the Yucesoy action on March 30, 2018 adding new class representatives, to which the Company filed a motion to compel arbitration and/or dismiss the action on April 26, 2018. On March 11, 2019, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement which provides that the Company will pay $20 million to settle the O’Connor and Yucesoy actions. The proposed settlement does not require the Company to start classifying Driver Partners as employees in California or Massachusetts and does not include those Driver Partners who are subject to arbitration. Plaintiffs filed a motion with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking court approval of the settlement agreement. The motion for preliminary approval of the parties’ settlement agreement was heard on March 21, 2019, and preliminary approval was granted subject to certain conditions. The final approval hearing will be set for July 2019.

State Unemployment Taxes

In December 2016, following an audit opened in 2014 investigating whether Driver Partners were independent contractors or employees, the Company received a Notification of Assessment from the Employment Development Department, State of California, for payroll tax liabilities. The notice retroactively imposed various payroll tax liabilities on the Company, including unemployment insurance, employment training tax, state disability insurance, and personal income tax. The Company has filed a petition with an administrative law judge of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board appealing the assessment.

Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc.; Ottomotto LLC: Otto Trucking LLC

On February 23, 2017, Waymo LLC (“Waymo”), a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc., filed a complaint against the Company, Ottomotto LLC and Otto Trucking LLC in the United District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages and injunctive relief based on allegations of patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business acts and practices. Trial began on February 4, 2018. The parties entered a Settlement Agreement dated February 8, 2018 and, based on Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss, the case was dismissed with prejudice on February 9, 2018.

Google v. Levandowski & Ron; Google v. Levandowski

On October 28, 2016, Google filed arbitration demands against each of Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron, former employees of Google, alleging breach of their respective employment agreements with Google,

 

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fraud and other state law violations (due to soliciting Google employees and starting a new venture to compete with Google’s business in contravention of their respective employment agreements). Google seeks damages, injunctive relief, and restitution. The arbitration hearing was held from April 30 to May 11, 2018. No decision has been issued. Pursuant to a contractual obligation, the Company is currently indemnifying both employees with respect to certain claims. The Company is not a party to either of these arbitrations.

Taiwan Regulatory Fines

Prior to the Company adjusting and re-launching its operating model in April 2017 to a model where government-approved rental companies provide transport services to Riders, Driver Partners in Taiwan and Uber Taiwan have been fined by Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications in significant numbers across Taiwan. On January 6, 2017, a new Highways Act came into effect in Taiwan which increased maximum fines from New Taiwan Dollar (“NTD”) 150,000 to NTD 25.0 million per offense. The Company suspended its service in Taiwan from February 10, 2017 to April 12, 2017, but a number of these fines were issued to Uber Taiwan in connection with rides that took place in January and February 2017 prior to the suspension. These fines have remained outstanding while Uber appeals the tickets through the courts. Beginning in July 2018, the Taiwan Supreme Court issued a number of positive rulings in which it rejected the government’s approach of issuing one ticket per ride. The Taiwan government continues to appeal these rulings to the Supreme Court.

November 2016 Data Security Incident

On November 21, 2017, the Company publicly announced that, a year earlier, intruders had accessed sensitive and personal Company data stored in a third-party cloud storage environment. To date, the Company has received requests for information from various domestic and international data regulators. The Company has been cooperating with all these inquiries and hopes to resolve them expeditiously. On September 26, 2018, the Company announced a settlement with all U.S. states and the District of Columbia involving payment of $148 million and updates to privacy and security business practices. In November 2018, U.K. and Dutch regulators imposed fines totaling approximately $1.2 million. In December 2018, the French regulator imposed a fine of EUR 400,000. In addition to such regulatory inquiries, other related matters remain pending, including U.S. regulatory litigation with the City of Chicago in the State of Illinois. In addition, private citizens have filed approximately 25 lawsuits, many of which are putative class actions. The Company has obtained dismissal of 11 of the lawsuits through nominal settlement or voluntary dismissal. Another eight of the lawsuits have been compelled to individual arbitration. The Company has moved to compel arbitration or moved to dismiss the remaining lawsuits.

Copenhagen Criminal Prosecution

In May 2017, the Danish police announced that they would use tax data about Driver Partners obtained from the Dutch tax authorities to prosecute Driver Partners for unlicensed taxi traffic. The tax data covers calendar years 2015 and prior. The prosecutor indicted four Driver Partners as test cases which have been heard by the Copenhagen City Court, the Appeal Court and finally the Supreme Court. In addition, on October 6, 2017, the Company has been preliminary charged with aiding and abetting illegal taxi traffic in 2015. In September 2018, the Danish Supreme Court ruled on these test cases that the Drivers were carrying out illegal taxi operations and fined them in the total amount of their earnings from performing ridesharing services. The Court also confirmed that the use of the relevant tax data obtained from the Dutch tax authorities was validly used as evidence in the prosecutions and was used to assess the fines payable.

In January 2018, the Company received another request from the Danish tax authorities through the Dutch tax authorities to disclose tax data about Driver Partners for years 2016 and 2017. Such tax data for years 2016 to 2017 has subsequently been provided by the Company, but the Company has no information as to whether it will be disclosed to the Danish police and lead to additional fines for the Driver Partners.

 

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On May 29, 2018, the Company received another set of indictment papers from the Danish prosecutor. On February 19, 2019, the Company was informed by the Danish prosecutor that it has issued a request for legal aid to the Danish prosecutor to serve additional indictment papers, relating to the Company’s activity in Denmark in 2016 and 2017. The Company has not operated these services in Denmark since 2017 and currently does not have operations in Denmark.

Malden Transportation v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

Seven consolidated actions were filed in the United District Court for the District of Massachusetts by taxi medallion owners Malden Transportation, Inc., Anoush Cab, Inc., Dot Ave Cab, Inc., Gill & Gill, Inc., Max Luc Taxi, Inc., Sycoone Taxi, Inc., Taxi Maintenance, Inc. in late 2016 and early 2017 against the Company alleging unfair competition violations (on the grounds that the Company failed to comply with local taxi laws), as well as state and federal antitrust violations (on the grounds that the Company prices trips below cost in order to achieve a monopoly). Antitrust claims were dismissed with prejudice on June 18, 2018, but the unfair competition claims remain. The parties have substantially completed fact and expert discovery, with trial set for June 3, 2019. At this stage in the litigation, any possible loss or range of loss cannot be estimated.

Swiss Social Security Reclassification

Several Swiss government bodies currently classify Driver Partners as employees of Uber Switzerland for social security purposes. A number of such decisions have been made by these governmental bodies. The Company is challenging each of them. The Cantonal Court of Zurich issued a ruling with regard to certain test cases on July 20, 2018. The court canceled the decisions on the grounds that certain decisions were made against the Company’s Swiss local entity without proof that there is a contractual relationship between the Company’s Swiss local entity and the Driver Partners (who actually contract with Uber B.V.). This ruling was not appealed and the court is investigating who the employer is by asking the Company questions about the relationships between the Driver Partners and the various Company entities. The Company is cooperating with these investigations. The Company’s chances of success on the merits are still uncertain and any possible loss or range of loss cannot be estimated.

Non-Income Tax Matters

The Company accounts for contingencies related to non-income tax matters and is under audit by various domestic and foreign tax authorities with regard to such matters. The subject matter of these contingent liabilities and non-income tax audits primarily arises from the Company’s transactions with its Driver Partners, as well as the tax treatment of certain employee benefits and related employment taxes. In jurisdictions with disputes connected to transactions with Driver Partners, disputes involve the applicability of transactional taxes (such as sales, value added and similar taxes) to services provided, as well as the applicability of withholding tax on payments made to such Driver Partners. The Company believes these disputes and audits are without merit and is defending itself vigorously. Due to the inherent complexity and uncertainty of these matters and judicial processes in certain jurisdictions, the final outcomes may exceed the estimated liabilities recorded.

Other Legal and Regulatory Matters

The Company has been subject to various government inquiries and investigations surrounding the legality of certain of the Company’s business practices, compliance with global regulatory requirements, such as antitrust and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act requirements, data protection, and privacy laws, and the infringement of certain intellectual property rights. The Company has investigated many of these matters and is implementing a number of recommendations to its managerial, operational and compliance practices, as well as strengthening its overall governance structure. In many cases, the Company is unable to predict the outcomes and implications of these inquiries and investigations on the Company’s business which could be time consuming, costly to investigate, and require significant management attention. Furthermore, the outcome of these inquiries and investigations could negatively impact the Company’s business, reputation, financial condition, and operating results, including possible fines and penalties and requiring changes to operational activities and procedures.

 

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Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of business, the Company often includes standard indemnification provisions in its arrangements with third parties, including suppliers, investors, and certain employees. Pursuant to these provisions, the Company may be obligated to indemnify such parties for losses or claims suffered or incurred in connection with its activities or non-compliance with certain representations and warranties made by the Company. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential loss under these indemnification provisions due to the Company’s limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular provision.

Note 15—Discontinued Operations

On August 1, 2016, the Company completed the sale of the Company’s interest in Uber China to Didi (the “Transaction”), which was included in the Core Platform segment. The Company received 52,052,548 shares of Didi’s Series B-1 preferred stock (“Series B-1 shares”) as consideration valued at approximately $6.0 billion. The fair value of the Series B-1 shares was determined based on the issuance price of shares of Didi preferred stock in financing transactions with third-party investors that closed in close proximity to the completion of the Transaction, as reported by Didi. The consideration received was reduced by working capital and other adjustments of $29 million.

The Didi Series B-1 shares are convertible into Didi ordinary shares, upon an IPO, upon election of all Didi preferred stockholders and upon certain corporate events at an exchange ratio of one Series B-1 preferred stock to three Didi ordinary shares. Shares of Didi Series B-1 preferred stock are not redeemable at the option of the holder, provide a liquidation preference of $114.68 per share and, upon declaration by the board of directors of Didi, receive an 8% non-cumulative dividend prior to any dividend distributions to Didi ordinary shares. Each share of Series B-1 preferred stock entitles three votes per share on certain corporate matters and one vote per share on certain other corporate matters. The Company irrevocably assigned its voting rights to Didi’s Chief Executive Officer who will vote as proxy for these shares except for certain protective matters.

As part of the Transaction, Didi agreed to purchase and the Company committed to issue 20,503,471 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock for $48.77 per share for cash consideration of $1.0 billion. No value was assigned to the Company’s commitment to issue shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock as the shares were to be issued at their fair value. Shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock were issued in February 2017.

The Company and Didi executed a Transition Service Agreement (“TSA”) which required the Company to provide transition services to Didi for a period of four months subsequent to the closing of the Transaction.

The investment in Didi Series B-1 shares is not in-substance common stock and is accounted for as a non-marketable equity investment. The Company assessed the investment for impairment as of December 31, 2018 and identified no indicators of impairment.

The Company granted Didi three royalty-free licenses to certain intellectual property and trademarks for a period of four months, two and seven years, respectively. Consideration of $118 million was allocated to the fair value of these licenses based on projected cash flows using a relief of royalty method. This amount was recorded as deferred income in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the licenses in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company also committed to issue to Didi a contingent warrant for 3,618,260 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock, subject to the closing of Didi’s investment. Consideration of $177 million was allocated to the Company’s commitment to issue to Didi the contingent warrant, which was

 

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issued upon Didi’s investment in February 2017. The contingent warrant vests on a monthly basis over a four-year period from the issuance date, provided Didi has not exceeded certain investment amount. The unvested shares related to the contingent warrant were forfeited in January 2018, resulting in a gain of $120 million. The vested and exercised shares related to the contingent warrant were repurchased by the Company in May 2018, resulting in a gain of $32 million. Both gains were included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

In connection with the Transaction, the Company agreed to certain restrictions on operating or making future investments in the ridesharing business in China for a period of seven years and, in the event of a breach of these restrictions, would be required to pay damages to Didi in amounts ranging from $0.5 billion to $2.5 billion. In addition to the Company’s obligation to pay damages, the Company has provided Didi the right to repurchase the Series B-1 shares held by the Company at a specified cash amount (a) ranging from $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion depending on the year of breach if the breach is prior to the three year anniversary of the Transaction or (b) representing a 30.0% to 50.0% discount to the then fair market value of the Series B-1 shares if the breach is after the three year anniversary and prior to the five year anniversary of the Transaction. No consideration was allocated to these rights since the events leading to exercise were considered remote as of the Transaction date, and remain remote as of December 31, 2018.

The obligation to issue the contingent warrant, licenses and working capital adjustments reduce the total consideration of $6.0 billion by $323 million. In addition, Didi relieved Uber China of its net liabilities, which had a carrying value equal to $25 million, inclusive of $3 million of allocated goodwill. The Company also deconsolidated the minority interests held in Uber China, which had a carrying value of $548 million. As a result, the Company recorded a pre-tax gain on divestiture of $6.2 billion ($4.4 billion, net of tax). The gain is included in income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents the gain on disposition of discontinued operations related to the divestiture of Uber China during the year ended December 31, 2016 (in millions):

 

                    
     Year Ended
December 31,

2016
 

Fair value of shares received

   $ 5,969  

Cash consideration and working capital adjustments

     (29

Fair value of forward contracts of contingent Series G warrant

     (176

IP and trademark licenses

     (118
  

 

 

 

Total consideration received for sale of Uber China

     5,646  
  

 

 

 

Carrying value of redeemable non-controlling interest

     548  

Carrying value of net liabilities transferred

     25  
  

 

 

 

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

   $         6,219  
  

 

 

 

The Company has classified the financial results of Uber China operations as income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. Cash flows from the Company’s discontinued operations are included in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

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The following table presents key financial results of Uber China operations included in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016 (in millions):

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2016
 

Revenue

   $ 1  

Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization

     (939

Operating expenses

     (581

Other income (expense), net

     6  
  

Loss from discontinued operations before gain on disposition of discontinued operations and provision for income taxes

     (1,513

Gain on disposition of discontinued operations

     6,219  

Provision for income taxes

     (1,830
  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   $         2,876  
  

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2016 includes the results of Uber China through the disposition date of August 1, 2016. Certain data center assets were not sold to Didi, but rather to another third party after being used for a period of four months to support Uber China’s operations subsequent to August 1, 2016 in connection with the TSA. These assets were determined to meet the held for sale criteria on August 1, 2016 and an impairment charge of $80 million was immediately recognized, and is presented in operating expenses above. The assets were fully disposed as of December 31, 2016. Uber China employees received a special termination bonus of $31 million at the disposition date of August 1, 2016, which is also included in operating expenses above. In addition, $48 million resulting from the early termination fee of the data center services in China is also included in operating expenses above.

The $1.8 billion provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016 reflects the following tax effects of the Uber China discontinued operations: (i) current income tax of $61 million and (ii) deferred income tax of $1.8 billion, of which $1.2 billion was U.S. and $0.6 billion was foreign. The deferred tax liability represents the future U.S. income tax expense and foreign income tax expense that will be incurred upon the eventual disposition of the underlying shares in Didi. The deferred tax liability was not considered a source of income in support of deferred tax assets as the shares are not expected to be disposed of in the foreseeable future. In the event the deferred tax liability is expected to be realized in the future, there could be an effect on the realizability of deferred tax assets in existence when the determination is made. The indefinite lived deferred tax liability was re-measured at the reduced federal income tax rate due to the Tax Act in 2017 from $1.8 billion to $1.3 billion. Refer to Note 11—Income Taxes for further information.

The following table presents depreciation, capital expenditures, and significant non-cash operating items related to Uber China operations that are included in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016 (in millions):

 

     Year Ended
December 31,

2016
 

Non-cash operating items

  

Depreciation

   $               27  

Bad debt expense

     14  

Stock-based compensation

     2  

 

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Note 16—Variable Interest Entities

Consolidated VIE

As of December 31, 2017, the Company consolidated a VIE entity as it had an option to acquire all the outstanding membership interests in the entity and had the obligation to fully fund the entity’s operations. In 2018, the Company exercised its option. Under an amended agreement, and upon satisfaction of certain closing conditions associated with exercising its option, the Company created a new majority-owned subsidiary, Uber Freight. Refer to Note 17—Non-Controlling Interest for further information. Total assets and liabilities included on the consolidated balance sheets for this VIE were $37 million and $5 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2017 and $103 million and $65 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2018.

Unconsolidated VIE

Mission Bay 3 & 4

The Mission Bay 3 & 4 joint venture (“JV”) refers to Event Center Office Partners, LLC (“ECOP”), a joint venture entity established in March 2018, by Uber and LLC Partners to manage the operation of two office buildings owned by two ECOP wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company contributed $136 million cash in exchange for a 45% interest in ECOP. Each of the two LLC Partners owns 45% and 10%, respectively. The amount of contributed cash was recorded as an investment for $78 million and $58 million was recorded as a defeasance of the financing liability to reflect the construction costs that the LLC Partners paid on Uber’s behalf. The remaining construction costs will be funded through a construction loan obtained by ECOP where the Company together with the two LLC Partners guarantee payments and performance of the loan when it becomes due and any payment of costs incurred by the lender under limited situations. The maximum collective guarantee liability is up to $50 million.

The Company evaluated the nature of its investment in ECOP and determined that ECOP is a VIE during the construction period; however, the Company is not the primary beneficiary as decisions are made jointly between parties and therefore does not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the VIE. The Company will reevaluate if ECOP meets the definition of a VIE upon specific reconsideration events, including completion of construction.

The maximum exposure to loss represents the potential loss recognized by the Company relating to these unconsolidated entities. The Company believes that its maximum exposure to loss is limited because it is a member of the limited liability company. As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s maximum exposure to loss relating to unconsolidated VIEs was not material. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss differs from the carrying value of the variable interests. The maximum exposure to loss is dependent on the nature of the variable interests in the VIEs and is limited to the investment balances and notional amounts of guarantees. As of December 31, 2018, the carrying amount of assets and liabilities recognized on the consolidated balance sheets related to the Company’s interests in unconsolidated VIEs and the Company’s maximum exposure to loss relating to unconsolidated VIEs was as follows (in millions):

 

                    
     December 31,
2018
 

Investment

   $ 78  

Additional cash contribution

     58  

Limited guarantee

     50  
  

 

 

 

Maximum exposure to loss

   $           186  
  

 

 

 

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reporting period, the Company will adjust the carrying value of its investment to reflect its proportionate share of ECOP’s income or loss, and any impairments, with a corresponding credit or debit, respectively, to loss from equity method investment, net of tax in the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2018, the Company determined that no impairment of its equity method investments existed.

Note 17—Non-Controlling Interest

Non-controlling interest is classified in mezzanine equity as it is redeemable on an event that is not solely in the control of the Company. The non-controlling interest is redeemable at fair value beginning at future dates at the holders option and prior to the occurrence of certain events. The non-controlling interest is not remeasured because it is currently not probable that the non-controlling interest will become redeemable because of the likelihood of occurrence of certain events that would prevent it from becoming redeemable. If the non-controlling interest becomes probable of being redeemable, then the Company will be required to remeasure the non-controlling interest with changes in the carrying value recognized in additional paid-in-capital.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company owned 89% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of its subsidiary that operates its Uber Freight offering, or 80% on a fully-diluted basis if all shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s Uber Freight employee incentive plan were issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, no equity awards under the Uber Freight employee incentive plan had been granted. As of December 31, 2018, the Company owned 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of its subsidiary that operates its JUMP e-bike and e-scooter products, or 81% on a fully-diluted basis if all shares reserved for issuance under its JUMP employee incentive plan were issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, stock options with a service-based vesting condition over four years equaling 11% of the fully-diluted capitalization of the Company’s subsidiary that operates its JUMP e-bike and e-scooter products were granted to certain of the Company’s employees who were former JUMP senior management.

The minority stockholders of the Company’s subsidiaries that operate each of its Uber Freight offering and the JUMP e-bike and e-scooter products, including any holders of equity awards issued under the employee equity incentive plans and employees who hold fully vested shares, have put rights to sell certain of their equity interests at fair market value at specified periods of time that terminates upon the earliest of the closing of a liquidation transaction or an IPO of the subsidiary. If the put rights are exercised prior to the Company’s IPO and before the subsidiary’s IPO, the put right would be satisfied in cash. This will result in a decrease in the non-controlling interest outstanding and a decrease to cash. Should the put rights be exercised subsequent to the Company’s IPO, the put rights can be satisfied in either cash, Uber stock, or a combination of cash and Uber stock based upon the Company’s election.

The Company attributes the pro rata share of the Uber Freight and JUMP subsidiaries’ net income or loss to the redeemable non-controlling interests based on the outstanding ownership of the minority shareholders during the period.

Note 18—Business Combinations

In May 2018, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interest of Social Bicycles Holdings, Inc. (“JUMP”), a dockless e-bike sharing private company based in Brooklyn, New York. The acquisition of JUMP has been accounted for as a business combination. The purchase price of $139 million (paid in 2,605,148 shares of the Company’s common stock, 499,241 stock options, and $46 million in cash) was allocated as follows: $37 million to developed technology, $4 million to deferred tax liabilities, $10 million to assets acquired and $4 million to liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value on the acquisition date, and the excess of $100 million of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is primarily attributable to the expected synergies arising from the acquisition including the ability to gain efficiencies with the use of JUMP’s technology and existing processes. This goodwill is not deductible for U.S. income tax purposes. Developed technology is amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of

 

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up to 5 years. Amounts of assets and liabilities recognized as of the acquisition date are provisional and subject to change within the measurement period as the fair value assessments are finalized. Pro forma results of operations and historical results of operations subsequent to purchase date have not been presented as the results and financial position of JUMP were not material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations as of or for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Note 19—Divestitures

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company completed two divestitures. These divestitures consisted of the disposition with a retained interest in the Uber Russia/CIS operations and the sale of the Company’s Southeast Asia operations. The gains associated with these divestitures were included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

Uber Russia/CIS

In July 2017, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company agreed to contribute the net assets of its Uber Russia/CIS operations into a newly formed private limited liability company, MLU B.V., with Yandex and the Company receiving ownership interests in MLU B.V. As a result of this transaction, the Company determined that the contributed assets and liabilities were disposed of and met the held for sale requirement as of December 31, 2017. The Company performed an evaluation to determine if the sale constituted discontinued operations and concluded that the sale did not represent a major strategic shift, primarily because the Uber Russia/CIS operations did not materially affect consolidated assets, revenue or loss from operations of the Company. In addition, the Company determined the sale constituted the sale of a business in accordance with ASC 805. The carrying value of Uber Russia/CIS’s total assets and liabilities were $20 million and $15 million as of December 31, 2017, respectively. The transaction received approval from the necessary regulatory agencies in the fourth quarter of 2017 and closed on February 7, 2018.

Upon completion of the transaction, the Company contributed $345 million of cash, contracts in the region including Rider, Driver Partner, and meal delivery contracts, and certain employees in the region to MLU B.V. Concurrent with completion of the transaction, the Company issued 2 million shares of Uber Technologies, Inc. Class A common stock with a fair value of $52 million to MLU B.V.’s parent, Yandex. These shares are subject to a put/call feature resulting in Uber Technologies, Inc.’s contingent obligation to buy back these shares at $48 per share after twelve months from the closing date.

In exchange for consideration contributed, the Company received a seat on MLU B.V.’s board and a 38% equity ownership interest consisting of common stock in MLU B.V., which remained unchanged as of December 31, 2018. Certain contingent equity issuances to employees of MLU B.V. may dilute the Company’s equity ownership interest to approximately 35%. The investment was determined to be an equity method investment due to the Company’s ability to exercise significant influence over MLU B.V. The initial fair value of the Company’s equity method investment in MLU B.V. was estimated using discounted cash flows of MLU B.V. As a result of the loss of control over Uber Russia/CIS that resulted from the transaction, the Company derecognized the assets/liabilities of Uber Russia/CIS and recorded a $954 million gain during 2018 in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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The following table presents the gain on disposition related to the divestiture of Uber Russia/CIS during the year ended December 31, 2018 (in millions):

 

                    
     Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 

Fair value of consideration received

   $ 1,410  

Cash consideration contributed, net of working capital adjustments

     (334

Share consideration in Class A common stock contributed

     (52

Other

     (57
  

 

 

 

Net consideration received for sale of Uber Russia/CIS

     967  

Carrying value of net assets transferred

     (13
  

 

 

 

Gain on disposition

   $           954  
  

 

 

 

Included in the initial carrying value of $1.4 billion, which represents the fair value on the transaction date, was a basis difference of $908 million related to the difference between the cost of the investment and the Company’s proportionate share of the net assets of MLU B.V. As of December 31, 2018, the carrying value of the equity method investment amounted to $1.2 billion, after recording of the Company’s share in the losses of MLU B.V. and amortization of basis differences. The carrying value was also adjusted for currency translation adjustments representing fluctuations between the functional currency of the investee, the Ruble, and the U.S. Dollar.

The table below provides the composition of the basis difference as of December 31, 2018 (in millions):

 

                    
     As of
December 31,
2018
 

Equity method goodwill

   $ 786  

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization

     140  

Deferred tax liabilities

     (35
  

 

 

 

Basis difference

   $           891  
  

 

 

 

The Company amortizes the basis difference related to the intangible assets over the estimated useful lives of the assets that gave rise to the difference using the straight-line method. The weighted-average life of the intangible asset is approximately 5.7 years as of December 31, 2018. Equity method goodwill is not amortized. The investment balance is reviewed for impairment whenever factors indicate that the carrying value of the equity method investment may not be recoverable. As of December 31, 2018, the Company determined that no impairment of its equity method investments existed.

Southeast Asia

On March 25, 2018, two wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company signed and completed an agreement with Grab Holdings, Inc. (“Grab”) pursuant to which Grab hired employees and acquired certain assets of the Company in the region, including Rider, Driver Partner, and Eater contracts in Southeast Asia. The net assets contributed by the Company were not material. The Company determined the sale constituted the sale of business in accordance with ASC 805. The investment was determined to be an investment in a debt security which the Company has classified as available-for-sale, initially recorded at fair value of $2.2 billion. Upon closing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer joined Grab’s board of directors and compensation committee. In exchange, the Company received 401 million shares of Grab Series G preferred stock on the closing date of the transaction and 8 million additional Grab Series G preferred stock during 2018 related to the resolution of certain post-close contingencies, for a total of 409 million shares representing 23.2% of the outstanding share capital of Grab as of

 

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December 31, 2018. In addition, based on the agreement, 3 million shares remained subject to the post-close contingency as of December 31, 2018. The shares received have been recorded at fair value as additional sale consideration. As a result of the transaction, the Company recorded a $2.3 billion gain during the year ended December 31, 2018 in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Grab Series G preferred stock (“the Grab investment”) includes a redemption right, under which the Company, subject to certain conditions, including the absence of a Grab IPO, may put all or a portion of its investment back to Grab any time after the redemption date (defined as June 29, 2023) for cash. The redemption price is equal to the sum of the issue price of $5.54 with any declared but unpaid dividends, and compounded interest of 6% per annum on the issue price. The compounded interest represents contractual interest payable on the Grab investment generally due at the redemption date. The Grab investment meets the definition of a debt security due to the redemption feature of the invested shares that are not in-substance common stock. As a result, the Grab investment is classified as an available-for-sale debt security initially recorded at fair value, with changes in the fair value of the investment recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. Refer to Note 3—Financial Instruments for further information regarding the amortized cost, unrealized holding gains, and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities.

There is significant uncertainty over the collectability of the contractual interest payable on the Grab investment on or after the redemption date due to, among other factors, the reasonable possibility of a Grab IPO. For these reasons, the Company has not recognized any interest income as of December 31, 2018. If the Company had recorded accrued interest on the Series G preference shares, approximately $102 million of additional interest income would have been recognized for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Related Party Transactions with Grab and MLU B.V.

In August 2018, the Company entered into a purchase agreement (“Grab Vehicle Purchase Agreement”) to sell up to 1,900 vehicles to Grab from the pool of assets held for sale by LCR. The sales are expected to occur over a six-month period beginning August 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company transferred certain vehicles to Grab in exchange for SGD 31 million of cash consideration and recognized a loss on disposal of SGD 9 million. In January 2019, the Company transferred the remaining vehicles under the Grab Vehicle Purchase Agreement to Grab in exchange for SGD 39 million of cash consideration. The Company and Grab executed a TSA which requires the Company to provide transaction and integration services to Grab for a period of up to six months subsequent to the closing of the divestiture. In addition, the Company entered into a TSA with MLU B.V. to provide certain transition services subsequent to the closing of the transaction. Transactions related to the TSAs did not have material impacts on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.

Note 20—Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through March 25, 2019, which is the date the consolidated financial statements were available for issuance.

Sale of Lion City Rentals

In January 2019, the Company executed an agreement with Waydrive Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Waydrive”) to sell the Lion City Rentals business, specifically 100% of the equity interests of Lion City Rentals Pte. Ltd. (“LCR”) and its subsidiary LCRF Pte. Ltd. (“LCRF”). Waydrive is a joint venture between Toh Motors Pte. Lt., a luxury car rental company based in Singapore, and Motor-Way Credit Pte. Ltd., a company that offers vehicle financing options for retail and wholesale customers. Fair value of the consideration received includes approximately SGD 419 million of cash for the assets and liabilities of LCR and LCRF (which is subject to post-closing adjustments) and up to approximately SGD 45 million of contingent consideration receivable for certain VAT receivables and receivables from certain commercial counterparties. The transaction closed on January 25, 2019.

 

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Equity Incentive Plans

In January 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2013 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance by 85 million shares, for a total of 293 million shares reserved.

Note 21 – Events Subsequent to Original Issuance of Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

The Company has evaluated subsequent events after March 25, 2019 through April 25, 2019, the date the consolidated financial statements were available for reissuance.

Acquisition of Careem

On March 26, 2019, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Careem Inc. (“Careem”). Pursuant to the Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Augusta Acquisition B.V., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, will acquire substantially all of the assets and assume substantially all of the liabilities of Careem for consideration of approximately $3.1 billion, subject to certain adjustments. The total consideration will consist of up to approximately $1.7 billion in non-interest-bearing unsecured convertible notes and approximately $1.4 billion in cash. Careem is a Dubai-based company that provides ridesharing, meal delivery, and payment services across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan. The acquisition is subject to applicable competition authority approvals in certain of the countries in which Careem operates. The closing is expected to occur in January 2020.

Update to Google v. Levandowski & Ron; Google v. Levandowski

On March 26, 2019, the arbitration panel issued an interim award, finding against each of Google’s former employees for certain claims and awarding $127 million against Anthony Levandowski and $1 million for which Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron are jointly and severally liable. This award is an interim award and is not yet final. For it to become final, the arbitration panel must decide (among other possible issues) whether to award Google any prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs, the award of which could increase the total award significantly. The Company may be responsible for some or all of the final award pursuant to an indemnification agreement with Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron, pursuant to which the Company has been indemnifying them for their legal fees. The Company also believes it has a basis to contest its obligations under the indemnification agreement. On April 2, 2018, the Company notified Anthony Levandowski that the Company intends to contest its obligation to pay any award against him in the arbitration based on exclusions in the indemnification agreement and other bases, and to seek reimbursement for the legal fees and costs it had advanced for his defense. It is therefore not possible at this time to determine how much, if any, of the final award against Anthony Levandowski the Company will be required to pay. It is possible that the Company will be required to advance the full amount of the award once it becomes due while it continues to contest its indemnification obligations. The issuance of the interim award does not materially impact the Company’s estimate of the probable payment it may have to make under its indemnification agreement as accrued for as of December 31, 2018.

Internal Reorganization

In March 2019, the Company initiated a series of transactions resulting in changes to its international legal structure, including a transfer of certain intellectual property rights among wholly owned subsidiaries, primarily to align its structure to its evolving operations. The transfer resulted in a step-up in the tax basis of the transferred intellectual property rights and a correlated increase in foreign deferred tax assets in an amount of $6 billion to $10 billion. Based on available objective evidence, management believes it is more-likely-than-not that these additional foreign deferred tax assets will not be realizable as of March 31, 2019 and, therefore, are expected to be offset by a full valuation allowance to the extent not offset by reserves from uncertain tax positions. This transfer is not expected to have a material impact to the provision for (benefit from) income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations in 2019.

 

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ATG Investment

In April 2019, the Company entered into a preferred unit purchase agreement with affiliates of SoftBank Vision Fund (“SoftBank”), Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”), and DENSO Corporation (“DENSO” and together with SoftBank and Toyota, the “ATG Investors”). Pursuant to the preferred unit purchase agreement, the ATG Investors will invest an aggregate of $1.0 billion in a newly formed corporate parent entity for the Company’s Advanced Technologies Group (“ATG”) in exchange for preferred units of ATG collectively representing approximately a 14% ownership interest in ATG on a fully diluted basis. The Company agreed to contribute certain of its subsidiaries and all assets and liabilities primarily related to its autonomous vehicle technologies, (excluding liabilities arising from certain indemnification obligations related to the Levandowski arbitration and any remediation costs associated with certain obligations that may arise as a result of the Waymo settlement), in exchange for common units of ATG representing approximately an 86% ownership interest in ATG on a fully diluted basis. The preferred units held by each of the ATG Investors will receive an annual dividend of 4.5%, which will be payable in cash or accrete to the holder of preferred units, at ATG’s election. The closing of the transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and is expected to occur in July 2019. The Company and Softbank also agreed to put and call obligations with respect to SoftBank’s preferred units (priced at the greater of (i) cost plus any accrued and unpaid dividends and (ii) the then fair market value of the preferred units) if ATG has not gone public or been sold as of the seventh anniversary of the closing of the transaction. If ATG is a publicly traded company as of the seventh anniversary of the closing of transaction, the Company has the option to satisfy all, or a portion of, its put and call obligations with shares of its common stock and any remainder will be satisfied in cash. If the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States blocks or unwinds the ATG Collaboration Agreement (described below) or requires mitigation measures that materially and adversely affect the strategic benefits of the ATG Collaboration Agreement, the ATG Investors will each have the right to require ATG to redeem some or all of its preferred units at a price equal to its respective initial investment amount, which redemption(s) may be satisfied in cash or in exchange for shares of the Company’s common stock if a cash redemption would have a material and adverse impact on ATG.

In addition to the unit purchase agreement, the Company has entered into a joint collaboration agreement with Toyota, DENSO, and ATG with respect next-generation self-driving hardware and the development of self-driving vehicles leveraging technology from each of the parties (the “ATG Collaboration Agreement”), which will be effective as of the closing of the transaction. Pursuant to the ATG Collaboration Agreement, ATG and Toyota will agree on development plans, and thereafter Toyota will contribute to ATG up to an aggregate of $300 million in cash over six semi-annual installments to fund the ongoing activities contemplated under the ATG Collaboration Agreement.

Driver Appreciation Reward

In April 2019, the Company announced an incentive payment to Driver Partners who meet certain criteria totaling approximately $300 million. The incentive payment will be accounted for as a Driver incentive and is expected to be paid in the second quarter of 2019.

PayPal Private Placement

In April 2019, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with PayPal, Inc. to purchase $500 million of the Company’s common stock in a private placement at a price per share equal to the initial public offering price. The purchase of the Company’s shares is subject to certain closing conditions, including the closing of the Company’s initial public offering and regulatory approvals.

 

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Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

The table below details the activity of the allowance for doubtful accounts, deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and insurance reserves for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (in millions):

 

                                                                                   
     Balance at
Beginning
of Period
     Additions (1)      Deductions     Balance at
End of
Period
 

Year Ended December 31, 2016

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 15      $ 110      $ (108   $ 17  

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

   $ 347      $ 535      $     $ 882  

Insurance reserves

   $ 191      $ 702      $ (181   $ 712  

Year Ended December 31, 2017

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 17      $ 174      $ (163   $ 28  

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

   $ 882      $ 192      $     $ 1,074  

Insurance reserves

   $ 712      $ 1,687      $ (403   $ 1,996  

Year Ended December 31, 2018

          

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 28      $ 208      $ (202   $ 34  

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

   $ 1,074      $ 227      $ (7   $ 1,294  

Insurance reserves

   $ 1,996      $ 1,578      $ (637   $ 2,937  

 

(1)

Additions to insurance reserves include $79 million, $318 million and $(74) million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively, for changes in estimates resulting from new developments in prior period claims.

 

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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Uber,” the “company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or similar terms refer to Uber Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by us, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, in connection with this offering. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee, and the exchange listing fee.

 

                    
     Amount Paid
or To Be Paid
 

SEC registration fee

   $ 1,254,420  

FINRA filing fee

     225,500  

Exchange listing fee

     500,000  

Printing and engraving expenses

     1,500,000  

Legal fees and expenses

     5,500,000  

Accounting fees and expenses

     5,000,000  

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     20,000  

Miscellaneous fees and expenses

     1,000,080  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation’s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect on the closing of this offering permits indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, and our amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect on the closing of this offering provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers and permit us to indemnify our employees and other agents, in each case to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

We intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers in connection with this offering, whereby we will agree to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, including indemnification against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings to which the director or officer was, or is threatened to be made, a party by reason of the fact that such director or officer is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Uber, provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the director or officer reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of Uber.

We maintain insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against various liabilities arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that might be incurred by any director or officer in his or her capacity as such.

 

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The underwriters are obligated, under certain circumstances, under the underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, to indemnify us and our officers and directors against liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

The following sets forth information regarding all unregistered securities sold since September 1, 2015.

Sales of Preferred Stock

(1)    In September 2015, we sold an aggregate of 6,431,358 shares of Series F redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of seven accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $39.638581 for an aggregate purchase price of $254,929,905.08.

(2)    In October 2015, we sold an aggregate of 2,901,210 shares of Series F redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of five accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $39.638581 for an aggregate purchase price of $114,999,847.58.

(3)    In November 2015, we sold an aggregate of 25,227 shares of Series F redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a purchase price per share of $39.638581 for an aggregate purchase price of $999,962.49.

(4)    In November 2015, we issued 805,772 shares of Series D redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a per share exercise price of $15.51305 pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.

(5)    In December 2015, we sold an aggregate of 19,417,483 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of seventy-seven accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $947,033,908.06.

(6)    In January 2016, we sold an aggregate of 88,062 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of two accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $4,294,979.94.

(7)    In February 2016, we sold an aggregate of 18,555,860 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of ten accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $905,010,634.66.

(8)    In February 2016, we issued 102,517 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a per share exercise price of $0.01 pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.

(9)    In March 2016, we sold an aggregate of 2,562 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $124,954.45.

(10)    In April 2016, we sold an aggregate of 209,647 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of two accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $10,224,951.28.

(11)    In May 2016, we sold an aggregate of 1,742,795 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of four accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $84,999,995.10.

 

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(12)    In June 2016, we sold an aggregate of 73,812,498 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of two accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $3,599,999,981.71.

(13)    In August 2016, we sold an aggregate of 410,069 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $19,999,978.76.

(14)    In September 2016, we sold an aggregate of 4,203,211 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of two accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $204,999,965.22.

(15)    In October 2016, we sold an aggregate of 206,675 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $10,080,000.22.

(16)    In November 2016, we sold an aggregate of 123,020 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of two accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $5,999,959.49.

(17)    In January 2017, we sold an aggregate of 20,503 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $999,976.99.

(18)    In February 2017, we sold an aggregate of 20,646,993 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of four accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $1,006,999,850.11.

(19)    From March 2017 through December 2017, we sold an aggregate of 753,804 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a per share exercise price of $0.00001 pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.

(20)    In July 2017, we issued 1,024,963 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor upon the net issuance exercise of a warrant.

(21)    In January 2018, we sold an aggregate of 25,629,340 shares of Series G-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock to a total of sixty one accredited investors at a purchase price per share of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $1,250,000,013.97.

(22)    In March 2018, we issued an aggregate of 5,125,868 shares of Series G-2 redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor in consideration of a settlement agreement.

(23)    In August 2018, we issued 53,427 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor upon the net issuance exercise of a warrant.

(24)    In October 2018, we issued 10,251,736 shares of Series G-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a per share purchase price of $48.772228 for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000,005.59.

(25)    In February 2019, we issued 922,655 shares of Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at a per share exercise price of $0.01 pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.

The offers, sales, and issuances of the securities described in (1) through (25) above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act

 

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(“Section 4(a)(2)”) or Rule 506 of Regulation D (“Rule 506”) promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Plan-Related Issuances

(26)    From September 1, 2015 through the date of the prospectus, we granted to our directors, employees, consultants and other service providers options to purchase 12,245,756 shares of our common stock with per share exercise prices ranging from $1.01 to $42.52 under our 2013 Plan.

(27)    From September 1, 2015 through the date of the prospectus, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants and other service providers an aggregate of 17,616,141 shares of our common stock at a per share purchase prices ranging from $0.3295 to $41.65 pursuant to exercises of options granted under our 2013 Plan.

(28)    From September 1, 2015 through the date of the prospectus, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants, and other service providers an aggregate of 7,721,616 shares of our common stock at a per share purchase prices ranging from $0.00175 to $0.08225 pursuant to exercises of options granted under our 2010 Plan.

(29)    From September 1, 2015 through the date of the prospectus, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants, and other service providers an aggregate of 191,713,313 RSUs to be settled in shares of our common stock under our 2013 Plan.

(30)    In April 2017, we issued to one employee RSUs with a grant date intrinsic value equal to $23,750,000 to be settled in a number of shares of our common stock under our 2013 Plan as determined based on the price per share of our common stock upon the vesting date of such RSUs.

(31)    From September 1, 2015 through the date of the prospectus, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants, and other service providers SARs for an aggregate of 608,386 shares of our common stock under our 2013 Plan.

(32)    From September 1, 2015 through the date of the prospectus, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants, and other service providers restricted stock awards for an aggregate of 12,467,771 shares of our common stock under our 2013 Plan.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in (26) through (32) above were deemed to be exempt from registration either under Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, in that the transactions were under compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation, or under Section 4(a)(2) in that the transactions were between an issuer and members of its senior executive management and did not involve any public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2). The recipients of such securities were our employees, directors, or consultants and received the securities under our equity incentive plans. Appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions.

Other Issuances

(33)    In October 2015, we issued an aggregate of 67,483 RSUs to be settled in shares of our common stock to two accredited investors.

(34)    In February 2018, we issued 31,108 shares of common stock to one accredited investor at a per share exercise price of $0.01 pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.

 

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(35)    In November 2018, we issued 3,001 shares of common stock to one accredited investor at a per share exercise price of $0.01 pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in (33) through (35) above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Private Placements of Notes

(36)    From September 2015 through December 2015, we issued Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $667,535,719.40 to five accredited investors.

(37) In October 2015, we issued convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 to two accredited investors.

(38)    In November 2018, we issued an aggregate of $1,500,000,000 8.00% senior notes due 2026 and an aggregate of $500,000,000 7.50% senior notes due 2023.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in (36) through (38) above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Warrants

(39)    In September 2015, we issued a warrant to purchase 50,455 shares of our common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $36.638581 per share.

(40)    In October 2015, we issued a warrant to purchase 805,772 shares of our Series D redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $15.51305 per share.

(41)    In January 2016, we issued a warrant to purchase 2,523 shares of our common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(42)    In February 2016, we issued a warrant to purchase 205,034 of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(43)    In February 2016, we issued a warrant to purchase 820,138 of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(44)    In March 2016, we issued a warrant to purchase 82,011 shares of our common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(45)    In June 2016, we issued a warrant to purchase 512,587 of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

 

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(46)    In June 2016, we issued a warrant to purchase 1,025,174 of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(47)    In January 2017, we issued a warrant to purchase 31,108 shares of our common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(48)    In January 2017, we issued a warrant to purchase 72,584 shares of our common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(49)    In February 2017, we issued a warrant to purchase 3,618,260 of our Series G redeemable convertible preferred stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.00001 per share.

(50)    In April 2017, we issued a warrant to purchase 3,001 shares of our common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

(51)    In April 2017, we issued a warrant to purchase 3,001 shares of our common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in (39) through (51) above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Acquisitions and Joint Ventures

(52)    In July 2016, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants, and other service providers restricted stock awards for an aggregate of 116,676 shares of our common stock in connection with our acquisition of shares of a company.

(53)    In December 2016, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants, and other service providers an aggregate of 27,970 RSUs to be settled in shares of our common stock in connection with our acquisition of shares of a company.

(54) From December 2016 through March 2017, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants, other service providers, and accredited investors restricted stock awards for an aggregate of 484,601 shares of our common stock in connection with our acquisition of shares of a company.

(55)    In February 2018, we issued 1,527,507 shares of our common stock to one entity in connection with our acquisition of shares of a company.

(56)    In May 2018, we issued 2,605,148 shares of our common stock to certain of our directors, employees, consultants, other service providers, and accredited investors in connection with our acquisition of shares of a company, of which 458,748 are currently held in escrow by us for satisfaction of potential indemnification claims related to the acquisition of shares of such company.

The offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in (52) through (56) above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

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None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions or any public offering. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index prior to the signature page below for a list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement on Form S-1, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Financial Statement Schedule.

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts is included in the consolidated financial statements, which form part of this registration statement, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 17. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant under the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance on Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1#    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as currently in effect.
3.2#    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, to be in effect prior to the closing of this offering.
3.3#    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as currently in effect.
3.4#    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, to be in effect prior to the closing of this offering.
4.1    Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant.
4.2#    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as currently in effect (included as Exhibit 3.3).
4.3#    Indenture, relating to the Registrant’s 7.50% Senior Notes due 2023, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, dated November 7, 2018.
4.4#    Form of 7.50% Senior Notes due 2023.
4.5#    Indenture, relating to the Registrant’s 8.00% Senior Notes due 2026, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, dated November 7, 2018.
4.6#    Form of 8.00% Senior Note due 2026.
4.7#    Form of Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes due 2021.
4.8#    Form of Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes due 2022.
5.1    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
10.1#    Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Plan and related forms of award agreements.
10.2    Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms of award agreements.
10.3#    2019 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms of award agreements.
10.4#    2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.5#    Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers.
10.6#    2019 Executive Severance Plan.
10.7#    Executive Bonus Plan.
10.8#    Director Compensation Policy and Stock Ownership Guidelines.
10.9#    Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes Purchase Agreement, by and among the Registrant, DRT Investors Master Fund LP, Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P., Canyon-TCDRS Fund, LLC, Canyon Blue Credit Investment Fund L.P., and Vulcan Capital Growth Equity LLC, dated December 3, 2014.
10.10#    Amendment No.  1 to Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes Purchase Agreement, by and between the Registrant and DRT Investors Master Fund LP, dated December 15, 2014.
10.11#    Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes Purchase Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Hillhouse UB Note Holdings, L.P., ICQ Opportunities Fund 4, L.P., ICQ Opportunities Fund 5, L.P., Vulcan Capital Growth Equity LLC, and Magnetar Financial LLC as Trustee for Magnetar Investments (Delaware) LLC, dated June 5, 2015.
10.12#    Amendment No.  1 to Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes Purchase Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Hillhouse UB Note Holdings, L.P., dated September 2, 2015.
10.13#    Amendment No.  2 to Unsecured PIK Convertible Notes Purchase Agreement, by and among the Registrant, Hillhouse UB Note Holdings, L.P., and ICQ Opportunities Fund 4, L.P., dated September 24, 2015.

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

10.14#    Revolving Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated June 26, 2015.
10.15#    Amendment No.  1 to Revolving Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated November 17, 2015.
10.16#    Amendment No.  2 to Revolving Credit Agreement, by and between the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated December 21, 2015.
10.17#    Joinder Agreement to Revolving Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated March 21, 2016.
10.18#    Amendment No.  4 to Revolving Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated July 13, 2016.
10.19#    Amendment No.  5 to Revolving Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated June 13, 2018.
10.20#    Amendment No.  6 to Revolving Credit Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, each Issuing Bank party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated October 25, 2018.
10.21#    Term Loan Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated July  13, 2016.
10.22#    Amendment No.  1 to Term Loan Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., dated June 13, 2018.
10.23#    Term Loan Agreement, by and among the Registrant, the Lenders party thereto, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, dated April 4, 2018.
10.24†#    Google Maps for Work Master Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Google Inc., dated October 29, 2015.
10.25†#    Amendment No. 1 to Google Maps for Work Master Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Google Inc., dated August  15, 2017.
10.26†#    Google Cloud Order Form, by and between the Registrant and Google LLC, dated December 10, 2018.
10.27+#    Google Cloud Order Form, by and between the Registrant and Google, LLC, dated March 28, 2019.
10.28#    Employment Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Dara Khosrowshahi, dated April 9, 2019.
10.29#    Employment Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Barney Harford, dated April 10, 2019.
10.30#    Employment Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Nelson Chai, dated April 9, 2019.
10.31#    Employment Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Thuan Pham, dated April 9, 2019.
10.32#    Employment Agreement, by and between the Registrant and Nikki Krishnamurthy, dated April 9, 2019.
21.1    List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1    Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1#    Power of Attorney.

 

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To be filed by amendment. All other exhibits are filed herewith.

Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pending a determination by the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether these portions should be granted confidential treatment.

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Portions of this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.

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Previously filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-1 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in San Francisco, California on April 26, 2019.

 

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Dara Khosrowshahi

Name:   Dara Khosrowshahi
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Dara Khosrowshahi

Dara Khosrowshahi

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

( Principal Executive Officer )

  April 26, 2019

/s/ Nelson Chai

Nelson Chai

  

Chief Financial Officer

( Principal Financial Officer )

  April 26, 2019

/s/ Glen Ceremony

Glen Ceremony

  

Chief Accounting Officer and Global Corporate Controller

( Principal Accounting Officer )

  April 26, 2019

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Ronald Sugar

   Chairperson of the Board of Directors   April 26, 2019

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Ursula Burns

   Director   April 26, 2019

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Garrett Camp

   Director   April 26, 2019

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Matt Cohler    

   Director   April 26, 2019

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Ryan Graves

   Director   April 26, 2019

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Arianna Huffington

   Director   April 26, 2019

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Travis Kalanick

   Director   April 26, 2019

 

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Signature

  

Title

 

Date

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Wan Ling Martello

   Director   April 26, 2019

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H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan

   Director   April 26, 2019

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John Thain

   Director   April 26, 2019

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David Trujillo

   Director   April 26, 2019

 

*By:  

/s/ Dara Khosrowshahi

  Dara Khosrowshahi
  Attorney-in-Fact

 

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Exhibit 1.1

[            ], 2019

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

c/o   Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  1585 Broadway
  New York, New York 10036
c/o   Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  200 West Street
  New York, New York 10282

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “ Underwriters ”), for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“ Morgan Stanley ”) and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC are acting as representatives (the “ Representatives ”), an aggregate of [            ] shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (the “ Firm Shares ”).

Certain stockholders of the Company (the “ Selling Stockholders ”) named in Schedule I hereto also severally propose to sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional [            ] shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “ Additional Shares ”), if and to the extent that you, as Representatives, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such shares of common stock granted to the Underwriters in Section 3 hereof, each Selling Stockholder selling up to the amount set forth opposite such Selling Stockholder’s name in Schedule I hereto under the column titled “Number of Additional Shares To Be Sold.” The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Shares .” The shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as the “ Common Stock .” The Company and the Selling Stockholders are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “ Sellers .”

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form S-1 (333-230812), including a prospectus, relating to the Shares. The registration statement as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), is hereinafter referred to as the “ Registration Statement ”; the prospectus in the form first used to confirm sales of Shares (or in the

 

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form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “ Prospectus .” If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement to register additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “ Rule  462 Registration Statement ”), then any reference herein to the term “ Registration Statement ” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement.

For purposes of this Underwriting Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), “ free writing prospectus ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, “ Time of Sale Prospectus ” means the preliminary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness together with the documents and pricing information and the free writing prospectuses, if any, set forth in Schedule III hereto, and “ broadly available road show ” means a “bona fide electronic road show” as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that has been made available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “preliminary prospectus,” “Time of Sale Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein as of the date hereof.

Morgan Stanley has agreed to reserve a portion of the Shares to be purchased by it under this Agreement for sale to certain qualifying drivers in the United States, as identified by the Company (collectively, “ Participants ”), as set forth in the Prospectus under the heading “Underwriters” (the “ Directed Share Program ”). The Shares to be sold by Morgan Stanley and its affiliates pursuant to the Directed Share Program, at the direction of the Company, are referred to hereinafter as the “ Directed Shares ”. Any Directed Shares not confirmed for purchase by any Participant by 7:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day after which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the public by the Underwriters as set forth in the Prospectus. The Company agrees and confirms that references to “affiliates” of Morgan Stanley that appear in this Agreement shall be understood to include Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

1.     Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:

(a)    The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission.

(b)    (i) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain, as of the date of such amendment or supplement, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will, as of the date of such amendment or supplement, comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission

 

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thereunder, (iii) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section 5), the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (iv) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (v) the Prospectus, as of its date, does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain, as of its date, as of the Closing Date and as of any Option Closing Date, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the Underwriter Information (as defined in Section 11(c) of this Agreement).

(c)    The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies, or if used after the effective date of this Agreement will comply, in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to you before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.

(d)    The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation (to the extent the concept of good standing or an equivalent concept is applicable in such jurisdiction), has the corporate power and authority to own or lease its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction (to the extent the concept of good standing is applicable in such

 

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jurisdiction) in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(e)    (i) Each subsidiary of the Company listed in Schedule IV hereto (the “ Major Subsidiaries ”) has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization (to the extent the concept of good standing is applicable in such jurisdiction), has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to own or lease its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction (to the extent the concept of good standing is applicable in such jurisdiction) in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, all of the issued equity interests of each Major Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent that such concepts are applicable in such jurisdiction) and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in all material respects, and (iii) except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, all of the issued equity interests of each Major Subsidiary are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(f)    This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(g)    As of the Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of the Company will conform as to legal matters in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(h)    The shares of Common Stock (including the Shares to be sold by the Selling Stockholders) outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(i)    The Shares to be sold by the Company have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

 

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(j)    The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any provision of (i) applicable law, (ii) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, except that in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power and ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except such as has previously been obtained or waived and such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states or foreign jurisdictions or the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“ FINRA ”) in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.

(k)    There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

(l)    There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Time of Sale Prospectus and proceedings that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Time of Sale Prospectus or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described in all material respects; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents to which the Company or its subsidiaries is subject or bound that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described in all material respects or filed as required.

(m)    Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(n)    The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(o)    To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“ Environmental Laws ”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(p)    There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(q)    Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company, and there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to include such securities with the Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement, except as otherwise have been validly waived or complied with in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares contemplated hereby.

(r)    (i) Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, none of the Company or its subsidiaries or controlled affiliates, or any director or officer thereof, or, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee, agent or representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or controlled affiliates, has taken any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any government official (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) (“ Government Official ”) in order to influence official action, or to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption

 

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laws; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representations and warranties contained herein; and (iii) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws.

(s)    The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(t)    (i) None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any director or officer thereof, or, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee, agent, controlled affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“ Person ”) that is, or is controlled or more than 5% owned by one or more Persons that are:

(A)    the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), the United Nations Security Council (“ UNSC ”), the European Union (“ EU ”), Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), or

(B)    located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

 

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(ii)    Unless authorized by applicable laws and regulations, or a license, license exception, or other governmental authorization, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:

(A)    to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the target of Sanctions; or

(B)    in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

(iii)    For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not knowingly engage in, any unauthorized dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the target of Sanctions.

(u)    Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries have not incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction; the Company has not purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, other than from employees or other service providers in connection with such person’s termination of service from the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to equity compensation plans or agreements described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or in exercise of the Company’s right of first refusal upon a proposed transfer, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and there has not been any material change in the capital stock (other than the exercise or settlement of equity awards or grants of equity awards or forfeiture of equity awards outstanding as of such respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, in each case granted pursuant to the equity compensation plans described in the Time of Sale Prospectus), short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, except in each case as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, respectively.

(v)    The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property (other than intellectual property, which is addressed exclusively in Section 1(w)) owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or such as do not materially diminish the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and, to the Company’s knowledge,

 

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enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

(w)    Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole: (i) to the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, intellectual property rights in or to all patents, licenses, inventions, copyrights and copyrightable works, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable systems, procedures, and proprietary or confidential information), trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names and other source indicators, mask works, and all other intellectual property, industrial property and proprietary rights anywhere in the world (including any of the foregoing as may be registered with an applicable governmental entity, and all goodwill associated with, any of the foregoing) (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”) material to, or otherwise necessary for, the conduct of their respective businesses as now operated by them or as contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus to be operated by them; (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, all items of Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company and its subsidiaries are valid, subsisting and (other than domain names, which are leased registrations, and applications for the registration of Intellectual Property which have not issued) enforceable; (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property of a third person anywhere in the world; (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, none of the Intellectual Property of the Company and its subsidiaries is being infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated by any person; (v) the Company and its subsidiaries have exercised ordinary business discretion with respect to their practices designed to maintain the confidentiality of confidential information and trade secrets of the Company that embody Intellectual Property owned by the Company, the value of which to the Company or any of its subsidiaries is contingent upon maintaining the confidentiality thereof, and (vi) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no currently pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by any person (A) challenging the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ rights in or to any items of Intellectual Property that are owned by or exclusively licensed to them, (B) challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (C) alleging that the Company or any of its subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property of any third person.

 

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(x)    Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus or would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, the Company and each of its subsidiaries have complied and are presently in compliance with all applicable privacy and data protection laws, judgments and orders binding on the Company or its subsidiaries, statutes, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or other governmental or regulatory authority, privacy policies, and other contractual or legal obligations, relating to the privacy and security of the information technology systems and personal data used in connection with the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, the Company and each of its subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps, in accordance with industry standard practices, designed to protect the information technology systems and personal data of the Company used in connection with the operation of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus or would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, to the knowledge of the Company, there has been no security breach, compromise, misuse, misappropriation, or unauthorized use, access, disablement, or modification of or relating to any such information technology system or personal data and the Company and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach, compromise, misuse, misappropriation, or unauthorized use, access, disablement, or modification of or relating to any such information technology system or personal data.

(y)    No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent; and the Company is not aware of any existing, threatened or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers or contractors that could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(z)    The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged, taken as a whole; neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business except at a cost that would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) is (i) in violation of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or other applicable organization document), (ii) in violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties, or (iii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii), for such defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(bb)    The Company and its subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to obtain such certificates, authorizations or permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

(cc)    The consolidated financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable.

 

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(dd)    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(ee)    The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) under the Exchange Act (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially and adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

(ff)    Any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate in all material respects and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

(gg)    Except as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Company has not sold, issued or distributed any shares of Common Stock during the six-month period preceding the date hereof, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulation D or S of, the Securities Act, other than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants.

(hh)    The Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus and any preliminary prospectus comply, and any amendments or supplements thereto will comply, with any applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, are distributed in connection with the Directed Share Program.

 

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(ii)    No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency, other than those obtained, is required in connection with the offering of the Directed Shares in any jurisdiction where the Directed Shares are being offered.

(jj)    The Company has not offered, or caused Morgan Stanley or any Morgan Stanley Entity as defined in Section 12 to offer, Shares to any person pursuant to the Directed Share Program with the specific intent to unlawfully influence a customer or supplier of the Company to alter the customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with the Company, or a trade journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or its products.

(kk)    Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole) and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to pay would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by GAAP have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no unpaid tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that has had a material adverse effect. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have received any written notice or have knowledge of any unpaid tax deficiency that is reasonably expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(ll)    As of the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, none of (A) the Time of Sale Prospectus, and (B) any free writing prospectus, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information.

(mm)    The holders of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (such shares of Common Stock or other such securities collectively, the “ Securities ”) representing substantially all of the Securities that have not delivered executed lock-up agreements (as described in Section 6(i)) to Morgan Stanley as of the date hereof

 

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are bound by market standoff provisions with the Company that impose restrictions with respect to such holder’s securities during the Restricted Period (as defined below) without the consent of the Company (“ Market Standoff Provisions ”) that are enforceable by the Company. Each such Market Standoff Provision is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and shall remain in full force and effect during the Restricted Period, except that this provision shall not prevent the Company from effecting such a waiver or amendment to permit a transfer of securities which would be permissible if such securities were subject to the terms of the lock-up agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.

2.     Representations and Warranties of the Selling Stockholders . Each Selling Stockholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:

(a)    This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of such Selling Stockholder.

(b)    The execution and delivery by such Selling Stockholder of, and the performance by such Selling Stockholder of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Custody Agreement signed by such Selling Stockholder and [            ], as Custodian, relating to the deposit of the Shares to be sold by such Stockholder (the “ Custody Agreement ”) and the Power of Attorney appointing certain individuals as such Selling Stockholder’s attorneys-in-fact to the extent set forth therein, relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Statement (the “ Power of Attorney ”) will not contravene (i) any provision of applicable law, or (ii) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of such Selling Stockholder (if such Selling Stockholder is a corporation), or (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon such Selling Stockholder or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over such Selling Stockholder, except in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Selling Stockholder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by such Selling Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement or the Custody Agreement or Power of Attorney of such Selling Stockholder, except such as have been obtained and made under the Securities Act or such as may be required by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder or may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states or foreign jurisdictions in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.

(c)    Such Selling Stockholder has, and on the Closing Date will have, valid title to, or a valid “security entitlement” within the meaning of Section 8-501 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code in respect of, the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder free and clear of all security interests, claims, liens, equities or other encumbrances and the legal right and power, and all

 

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authorization and approval required by law, to enter into this Agreement, the Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney and to sell, transfer and deliver the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder or a security entitlement in respect of such Shares.

(d)    The Custody Agreement and the Power of Attorney have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Selling Stockholder and are valid and binding agreements of such Selling Stockholder, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(e)    Upon payment for the Shares to be sold by such Selling Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement, delivery of such Shares, as directed by the Underwriters, to Cede & Co. (“ Cede ”) or such other nominee as may be designated by the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”), registration of such Shares in the name of Cede or such other nominee and the crediting of such Shares on the books of DTC to securities accounts of the Underwriters (assuming that neither DTC nor any such Underwriter has notice of any adverse claim (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (the “ UCC ”)) to such Shares), (A) DTC shall be a “protected purchaser” of such Shares within the meaning of Section 8-303 of the UCC, (B) under Section 8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriters will acquire a valid security entitlement in respect of such Shares and (C) no action based on any “adverse claim”, within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC, to such Shares may be successfully asserted against the Underwriters with respect to such security entitlement; for purposes of this representation, such Selling Stockholder may assume that when such payment, delivery and crediting occur, (x) such Shares will have been registered in the name of Cede or another nominee designated by DTC, in each case on the Company’s share registry in accordance with its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law, (y) DTC will be registered as a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of Section 8-102 of the UCC and (z) appropriate entries to the accounts of the several Underwriters on the records of DTC will have been made pursuant to the UCC.

(f)    Such Selling Stockholder has delivered to Morgan Stanley an executed lock-up agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(g)    Such Selling Stockholder is not prompted to sell by any material information concerning the Company or its subsidiaries which is not set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus to sell its Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

(h)    The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not, as of the date of such amendment or supplement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the

 

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statements therein not misleading; the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section 5), the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Prospectus as of its date does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will, as of the date of such amendment or supplement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, provided that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph 2(h), are limited to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to such Selling Stockholder furnished to the Company in writing by such Selling Stockholder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only information furnished by such Selling Stockholder consists of the name of such Selling Stockholder, the number of offered shares and the address and other information with respect to such Selling Stockholder (excluding percentages) which appear in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any Prospectus in the table (and corresponding footnotes) under the caption “Principal and Selling Stockholders” (with respect to each Selling Stockholder, the “ Selling Stockholder Information ”).

(i)    (i) None of such Selling Stockholder or any of its subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of such Selling Stockholder, any director, officer, employee, agent, representative or controlled affiliate thereof, is a Person that is, or is controlled or 5% or more owned by one or more Persons that are:

(A)    the target of any Sanctions, or

(B)    located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

 

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(ii)     Unless authorized by applicable laws and regulations, or a license, license exception, or other governmental authorization, and except to the extent permissible for a U.S. person or other Person to comply with Sanctions, such Selling Stockholder will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:

(A)    to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the target of Sanctions; or

(B)    in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

(iii)    For the past five years, such Selling Stockholder has not knowingly engaged in, and is not now knowingly engaged in, any unauthorized dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the target of Sanctions.

(iv)    (a) None of such Selling Stockholder or its subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of such Selling Stockholder, any director, officer, employee, agent, representative, or controlled affiliate thereof, has taken any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment, giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official in order to influence official action, or to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws; (b) such Selling Stockholder and its subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and, if such Selling Stockholder is a business entity, such Selling Stockholder and its subsidiaries have instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representations and warranties contained herein; and (c) neither the Selling Stockholder nor any of its subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws.

(v)    If such Selling Stockholder is a business entity, the operations of such Selling Stockholder and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving such Selling Stockholder or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Selling Stockholder, threatened.

 

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(j)    Such Selling Stockholder represents and warrants that it is not (i) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), (ii) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or (iii) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plan or account under Section 3(42) of ERISA, 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, or otherwise.

(k)    No stamp, documentary, issuance, registration, transfer, withholding, capital gains, income or other taxes or duties are payable by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any non-U.S. jurisdiction in which such Selling Stockholder is a citizen, resident or doing business, or to any taxing authority thereof or therein in connection with (i) the execution, delivery or consummation of this Agreement, (ii) the sale and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters or purchasers procured by the Underwriters, or (iii) the resale and delivery of the Shares by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein.

(l)    Such Selling Stockholder has the power to submit, and pursuant to Section 21(a) has, to the extent permitted by law, legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably submitted, to the jurisdiction of the Specified Courts (as defined in Section 21(a)), and has the power to designate, appoint and empower, and pursuant to Section 21(b), has legally, validly and effectively designated, appointed and empowered an agent for service of process in any suit or proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement in any of the Specified Courts.

3.     Agreements to Sell and Purchase . Each Seller, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from such Seller at $[            ] a share (the “ Purchase Price ”) the number of Firm Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the same proportion to the number of Firm Shares to be sold by such Seller as the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule II hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.

On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to [            ] Additional Shares at the Purchase Price, provided, however, that the amount paid by the Underwriters for any Additional Shares shall be reduced by an amount per share equal to any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares but not payable on such Additional Shares. You may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the date of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such Additional Shares are to be purchased. Each

 

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purchase date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the closing date for the Firm Shares nor later than ten business days after the date of such notice. Additional Shares may be purchased as provided in Section 5 hereof solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. On each day, if any, that Additional Shares are to be purchased (an “ Option Closing Date ”), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule II hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.

4.     Terms of Public Offering . The Sellers are advised by you that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Sellers are further advised by you that the Shares are to be offered to the public initially at $[            ] a share (the “ Public Offering Price ”) and to certain dealers selected by you at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $[            ] a share under the Public Offering Price, and that any Underwriter may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession, not in excess of $[            ] a share, to any Underwriter or to certain other dealers.

5.     Payment and Delivery . Payment for the Firm Shares to be sold by each Seller shall be made to such Seller in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Firm Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on [            ], 2019, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than [            ], 2019, as shall be designated in writing by you. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “ Closing Date .”

Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Additional Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at approximately 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 3 or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than [            ], 2019, as shall be designated in writing by you.

The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as you shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be delivered to you on the Closing Date or an

 

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Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters. The Purchase Price payable by the Underwriters shall be reduced by (i) any transfer taxes paid by, or on behalf of, the Underwriters in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid and (ii) any withholding required by law.

6.     Conditions to the Underwriters Obligations . The obligations of the Sellers to sell the Shares to the Underwriters and the several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing Date are subject to the condition that the Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than [    ] p.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof.

The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following further conditions:

(a)    Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:

(i)    there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; and

(ii)    there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus.

(b)    The representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date, and the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date.

(c)    The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Sections 6(a)(i) and (solely with respect to the Company) 6(b) above.

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(d)    The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and a negative assurance letter of Cooley LLP, outside counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

(e)    The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Whalen LLP, counsel for the Selling Stockholders, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

(f)    The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and a negative assurance letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

With respect to Section 6(d) above, Cooley LLP, and with respect to Section 6(f) above, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, may state that their opinions and beliefs are based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and review and discussion of the contents thereof, but are without independent check or verification, except as specified.

The opinions described in Sections 6(d) through 6(f) above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company or one or more of the Selling Stockholders, as the case may be, and shall so state therein.

(g)    The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than the date hereof.

(h)    The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated respectively as of the date hereof or as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form agreed with the Representatives.

(i)    The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between you and certain securityholders, officers and directors of the Company, that impose certain restrictions with respect to shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

 

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(j)    The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder are subject to the delivery to you on the applicable Option Closing Date of the following:

(i)    The representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling Stockholders contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the applicable Option Closing Date, and the Company and the Selling Stockholders shall have complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Option Closing Date.

(ii)    a certificate, dated the Option Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer of the Company, confirming that the certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof remains true and correct as of such Option Closing Date;

(iii)    an opinion and a negative assurance letter of Cooley LLP, outside counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion and negative assurance letter required by Section 6(d) hereof;

(iv)    an opinion of [                ], outside counsel for the Selling Stockholders, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 6(e) hereof;

(v)    an opinion and a negative assurance letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion and negative assurance letter required by Section 6(f) hereof;

(vi)    a letter dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 6(g) hereof; provided that the letter delivered on the Option Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than three business days prior to such Option Closing Date;

(vii)    a certificate, dated the Option Closing Date, signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and otherwise to the same effect as the certificate required by Section 6(h) hereof; and

(viii)    such other documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Shares.

 

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7.     Covenants of the Company . The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:

(a)    To furnish to you, without charge, two signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) (which may be an electronic facsimile) and for delivery to each Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and to furnish to you in New York City, without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section 7(e) or 7(f) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request.

(b)    Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object, and to file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.

(c)    To furnish to you a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which you reasonably object.

(d)    Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.

(e)    If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Shares at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the

 

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light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

(f)    If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Company) to which Shares may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

(g)    To endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably request, provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall require the Company to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction, to execute or file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or to subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise subject.

(h)    To make generally available (which may be satisfied by filing with the Commission on its Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System) to the Company’s security holders and to you as soon as practicable an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(i)    To comply with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations in each jurisdiction in which the Directed Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share Program.

 

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(j)    If any Seller is not a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company will deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), on or before the Closing Date, a certificate with respect to the Company’s status as a “United States real property holding corporation,” dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, as described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.897-2(h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3), and proof of delivery to the IRS of the required notice, as described in Treasury Regulations 1.897-2(h)(2).

(k)    The Company hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley, it will not, during the period ending 180 days after the date of the Prospectus (the “ Restricted Period ”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in the Exchange Act) or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2) enter into any swap, hedging transaction or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.

The restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (a) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (b) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities or the exercise of warrants or options (including net exercise) or the settlement of restricted stock units(including net settlement), in each case outstanding on the date hereof and described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, (c) grants of stock options, stock awards, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity awards and the issuance of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock (whether upon the exercise of stock options or otherwise) to employees, officers, directors, advisors, or consultants of the Company pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan in effect as of the Closing Date and described in the Time of Sale Prospectus, provided that all recipients of any such grants, stock awards, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity awards shall, to the extent not otherwise bound by a Market Standoff Provision at least as restrictive as the lock-up letter in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, execute and deliver to Morgan Stanley a lock-up letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto covering the remainder of the Restricted Period, (d) the sale or issuance of or entry into an agreement providing for the sale or issuance of Common Stock or securities convertible into, exercisable for or which are otherwise exchangeable for or represent the right to receive Common Stock in connection with (x) the acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of the securities, business, technology, property or other assets of another person or entity or pursuant to an employee benefit plan assumed by the Company in connection with such acquisition, and the issuance of any Common Stock or

 

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securities convertible into, exercisable for or which are otherwise exchangeable for or represent the right to receive Common Stock pursuant to any such agreement or (y) the Company’s joint ventures, commercial relationships and other strategic transactions, provided that the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock securities convertible into, exercisable for or which are otherwise exchangeable for or represent the right to receive Common Stock that the Company may sell or issue or agree to sell or issue pursuant to this clause (d) shall not exceed 10% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Closing Date immediately following the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be completed as of that date and all recipients of any such securities shall execute and deliver to Morgan Stanley a lock-up letter substantially in the form of Exhibit A covering the remainder of the Restricted Period, (e) the establishment or amendment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that (i) such plan or amendment does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by the Company regarding the establishment or amendment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period, (f) the filing of any registration statement on Form S-8 relating to securities granted or to be granted pursuant to any plan in effect on the date hereof and described in the Time of Sale Prospectus or any assumed benefit plan contemplated by clause (d), or (g) the issuance of up to [            ] shares of Common Stock to an entity affiliated with PayPal, Inc. pursuant to a concurrent private placement as described in the Registration Statement and the Time of Sale Prospectus.

In addition, during the Restricted Period, the Company agrees to (a) enforce the Market Standoff Provisions and any similar transfer restrictions contained in any agreement between the Company and any of its securityholders, including, without limitation, through the issuance of stop transfer instructions to the Company’s transfer agent with respect to any transaction that would constitute a breach of, or default under, the transfer restrictions, except that this provision shall not prevent the Company from effecting such a waiver or amendment to permit a transfer of securities that would be permissible under the terms of the lock-up agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, and (b) not amend or waive any such transfer restrictions with respect to any such holder without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley.

If Morgan Stanley agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth in a lock-up agreement described in Section 6(h) hereof for an officer or director of the Company and provides the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three business days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by (i) a press release substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto through a major news service or (ii) any other method that satisfies the obligations described in FINRA Rule 5131(d)(2) at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

 

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8.     Covenants of the Sellers . Each Seller, severally and not jointly, covenants with each Underwriter as follows:

(a)    Each Seller will deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), prior to or at the Closing Date, a properly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) Form W-9 or an IRS Form W-8, as appropriate, together with all required attachments to such form.

(b)    Each Seller will deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), on the date of execution of this Agreement, a properly completed and executed Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers, together with copies of identifying documentation, and each Seller undertakes to provide such additional supporting documentation as each Underwriter may reasonably request in connection with the verification of the foregoing Certification.

(c)    All sums payable by the Company or any Selling Stockholder under this Agreement shall be paid free and clear of and without deductions or withholdings of any present or future taxes or duties, unless the deduction or withholding is required by law, in which case the Company or the Selling Stockholder, as the case may be, shall pay such additional amount as will result in the receipt by each Underwriter of the full amount that would have been received had no deduction or withholding been made.

(d)    All sums payable to an Underwriter shall be considered exclusive of any value added or similar taxes. Where the Company or, as the case may be, a Selling Stockholder is obliged to pay value added or similar tax on any amount payable hereunder to an Underwriter, the Company or the Selling Stockholder, as the case may be, shall in addition to the sum payable hereunder pay an amount equal to any applicable value added or similar tax.

9.     Expenses . Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of their obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel, the Company’s accountants and counsel for the Selling Stockholders in connection with the registration and delivery of the Shares under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the reasonable and documented cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 7(g) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum, (iv)

 

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all filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Shares by FINRA (provided that the amount payable by the Company with respect to fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters pursuant to subsections (iii) and (iv) shall not exceed $50,000 in the aggregate), (v) all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the Common Stock and all costs and expenses incident to listing the Shares on the NYSE and other national securities exchanges and foreign stock exchanges, (vi) the cost of printing certificates representing the Shares, (vii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares (except as set forth in (B) below), (ix) the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement, (x) all expenses in connection with any offer and sale of the Shares outside of the United States, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with offers and sales outside of the United States, and (xi) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section 9. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section, Section 11 entitled “Indemnity and Contribution,” Section 12 entitled “Directed Share Program Indemnification” and the last paragraph of Section 14 below, the Underwriters will pay (A) all of the costs and expenses incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program (including all stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if any, incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program), (B) all costs and expenses related to (i) their participation in investor presentation on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares and 100% of the cost of aircraft chartered in connection with the “road show,” and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination and production of road show slides and graphics, and (C) all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Shares by them, any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make, and all travel and other expenses of the Underwriters or any of their employees incurred by them in connection with participation in investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares.

The provisions of this Section shall not supersede or otherwise affect any agreement that the Sellers may otherwise have for the allocation of such expenses among themselves.

10.     Covenants of the Underwriters . Each Underwriter severally covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by, on behalf of or used by such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.

 

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11.     Indemnity and Contribution . (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “ road show ”), or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; except, in the case of each (i) and (ii), insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance on and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the Underwriter Information. The Company agrees and confirms that references to “affiliates” of Morgan Stanley that appear in this Agreement shall be understood to include Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

(b)    Each Selling Stockholder agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any road show, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (A) except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance on and in conformity with the Underwriter Information and (B) only to the extent such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in

 

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reliance on and in conformity with the Selling Stockholder Information. The liability of each Selling Stockholder under the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph shall be limited to an amount equal to the aggregate Public Offering Price (less underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) of the Shares sold by such Selling Stockholder under this Agreement (with respect to each Selling Stockholder, the “ Selling Stockholder Proceeds ”).

(c)    Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Selling Stockholders, the directors of the Company, the officers of the Company who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Selling Stockholder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any road show or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent such losses, claims, damages and liabilities are caused by any untrue statement or omission made in reliance on and in conformity with information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, road show, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only information furnished by any such Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the selling concession amount appearing in the [third] paragraph under the caption “Underwriters”, the information concerning sales to discretionary accounts appearing in the [eighth] paragraph under the caption “Underwriters,” and the information concerning stabilization and the over-allotment option in the [thirteenth] paragraph under the caption “Underwriters” (the “ Underwriter Information ”).

(d)    In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 11(a), 11(b) or 11(c), such person (the “ indemnified party ”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “ indemnifying party ”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonably incurred, documented fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the

 

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right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed in writing to the retention of such counsel or the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Underwriters and all persons, if any, who control any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act or who are affiliates of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, (ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either such Section and (iii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Selling Stockholders and all persons, if any, who control any Selling Stockholder within the meaning of either such Section, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such separate firm for the Underwriters and such control persons and affiliates of any Underwriters, such firm shall be designated in writing by Morgan Stanley. In the case of any such separate firm for the Company, and such directors, officers and control persons of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company. In the case of any such separate firm for the Selling Stockholders and such control persons of any Selling Stockholders, such firm shall be designated in writing by the persons named as attorneys-in-fact for the Selling Stockholders under the Powers of Attorney. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statements to or any admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

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in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause Section 11(e)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause Section 11(e)(i) above but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and of the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Sellers on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) received by each Seller and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate Public Offering Price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Sellers on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Sellers or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 11 are several in proportion to the respective number of Shares they have purchased hereunder, and not joint. The liability of each Selling Stockholder under the contribution agreement contained in this paragraph shall be limited to an amount equal to the Selling Stockholder Proceeds.

(f)    The Sellers and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 11 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 11(e). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 11(e) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 11, (i) no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission and (ii) no Selling Stockholder shall be required to contribute an amount in excess of the amount by which the Selling

 

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Stockholder Proceeds exceed the amount of any damages that such Selling Stockholder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 11 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(g)    The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 11 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the Selling Stockholders contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter, any Selling Stockholder or any person controlling any Selling Stockholder, or the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and acceptance of and payment for any of the Shares.

(h)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the aggregate liability of each Selling Stockholder under the indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 11 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed the Selling Stockholder Proceeds.

12.     Directed Share Program Indemnification. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Morgan Stanley, each person, if any, who controls Morgan Stanley within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each affiliate of Morgan Stanley within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act (“ Morgan Stanley Entities ”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any material prepared by or with the consent of the Company for distribution to Participants in connection with the Directed Share Program or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; caused by the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept delivery of Directed Shares that the Participant agreed to purchase; or related to, caused by, or in connection with the Directed Share Program, other than losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or expenses relating thereto) that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the bad faith or gross negligence of Morgan Stanley Entities. The Company agrees and confirms that references to “affiliates” of Morgan Stanley that appear in this Agreement shall be understood to include Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

(b)    In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any Morgan Stanley Entity in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 12(a), the Morgan Stanley Entity

 

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seeking indemnity, shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company, upon request of the Morgan Stanley Entity, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Morgan Stanley Entity to represent the Morgan Stanley Entity and any others the Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Morgan Stanley Entity shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Morgan Stanley Entity unless the Company shall have agreed to the retention of such counsel or the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company and the Morgan Stanley Entity and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. The Company shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of the Morgan Stanley Entities in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Morgan Stanley Entities. Any such separate firm for the Morgan Stanley Entities shall be designated in writing by Morgan Stanley. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Company agrees to indemnify the Morgan Stanley Entities from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time a Morgan Stanley Entity shall have requested the Company to reimburse it for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the Company agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Company of the aforesaid request and (ii) the Company shall not have reimbursed the Morgan Stanley Entity in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Morgan Stanley Entity is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Morgan Stanley Entity, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of the Morgan Stanley Entities from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

(c)    To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 12(a) is unavailable to a Morgan Stanley Entity or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then the Company in lieu of indemnifying the Morgan Stanley Entity thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Morgan Stanley Entity as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Morgan Stanley Entities on the other hand from the offering of the Directed Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 12(c)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 12(c)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on

 

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the one hand and of the Morgan Stanley Entities on the other hand in connection with any statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Morgan Stanley Entities on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Directed Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Directed Shares (before deducting expenses) and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Morgan Stanley Entities for the Directed Shares, bear to the aggregate Public Offering Price of the Directed Shares. If the loss, claim, damage or liability is caused by an untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Morgan Stanley Entities on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement or the omission or alleged omission relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Morgan Stanley Entities and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(d)    The Company and the Morgan Stanley Entities agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 12 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Morgan Stanley Entities were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 12(c). The amount paid or payable by the Morgan Stanley Entities as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Morgan Stanley Entities in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 12, no Morgan Stanley Entity shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Directed Shares distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Morgan Stanley Entity has otherwise been required to pay. The remedies provided for in this Section 12 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(e)    The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 12 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any termination of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of any Morgan Stanley Entity or the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and acceptance of and payment for any of the Directed Shares.

13.     Termination . The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by you to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on the New York Stock Exchange, (ii) trading of any securities of the Company

 

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shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market (which shall not include secondary markets for privately held companies), (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

14.     Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters . This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of the Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule II bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the Shares which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the number of Shares that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 14 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such number of Shares without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to you, the Company and the Selling Stockholders for the purchase of such Firm Shares are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter, the Company or the Selling Stockholders. In any such case either you or the relevant Sellers shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

 

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If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of any Seller to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason any Seller shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement (other than by reason of a default by the Underwriters or the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (ii) (solely to the extent that such event is not caused by conduct of the Company), (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 13), the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.

15.     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the Shares, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Selling Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Shares.

(a)    The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Shares: the Underwriters have acted at arm’s length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, the Underwriters owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, and the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Shares.

16.     Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes . In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(a)    In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater

 

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extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section a “ BHC Act Affiliate ” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “ Covered Entity ” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “ Default Right ” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “ U.S. Special Resolution Regime ” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

17.     Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

18.     Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

19.     Headings . The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.

20.     Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to you in care of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department and in care of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282-2198, Attention: Registration Department; if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to 1455 Market Street, 4 th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103, Attention: Chief Legal Officer; and if to the Selling Stockholders shall be delivered, mailed or sent to Nelson Chai, Tony West, and Keir Gumbs, Attorneys-in-Fact, c/o Uber Technologies, Inc., 1455 Market Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103, Attention: Chief Legal Officer.

21.     Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agents for Service . (a) The Company and each of the Selling Stockholders irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of

 

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New York (the “ Specified Courts ”) over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the offering of the Shares (each, a “ Related Proceeding ”). The Company and each of the Selling Stockholders irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such Related Proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding.

(b)    Each of [name of foreign Selling Stockholders] hereby irrevocably appoints [            ], with offices at [                        ] as its agent for service of process in any Related Proceeding and agrees that service of process in any such Related Proceeding may be made upon it at the office of such agent. Each of such Selling Stockholders waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Each of such Selling Stockholders represents and warrants that such agent has agreed to act as such Selling Stockholders’ agent for service of process, and each of such Selling Stockholders agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect.

22.     Judgment Currency . If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder into any currency other than United States dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Underwriters could purchase United States dollars with such other currency in The City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Company or any Selling Stockholder with respect to any sum due from it to any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not be discharged until the first business day following receipt by such Underwriter or controlling person of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent that such Underwriter or controlling person may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency. If the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder, the Company and each of the Selling Stockholders agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter or controlling person against such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder, such Underwriter or controlling person agrees to pay to the Company or the relevant Selling Stockholder(s), as applicable, an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder.

23.     Parties . This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Stockholders and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Stockholders and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 11 and 12 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Stockholders and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

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Very truly yours,
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
The Selling Stockholders named in Schedule I hereto, acting severally
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:   Attorney-in Fact

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

 

Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto

By:   Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

By:   Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

 

Selling Stockholder

   Number of Firm
Shares To Be
Sold
     Number of
Additional Shares
To Be Sold
 

[NAMES OF SELLING STOCKHOLDERS]

     
     
     
     
     
     
                                               
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE II

 

Underwriter

   Number of Firm Shares To Be
Purchased
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

  

Barclays Capital Inc.

  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

  

Allen & Company LLC

  

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

  

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

  

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

  

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

  

Needham & Company, LLC

  

Loop Capital Markets LLC

  

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C.

  

Academy Securities, Inc.

  

BTIG, LLC

  

Canaccord Genuity LLC

  

CastleOak Securities, L.P.

  

Cowen and Company, LLC

  

Evercore Group L.L.C.

  

JMP Securities LLC

  

Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.

  

Mischler Financial Group, Inc.

  

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

  

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

  

William Blair & Company, L.L.C.

  

The Williams Capital Group, L.P.

  

TPG Capital BD, LLC

                       
  

 

 

 

Total

  
  

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE III

Time of Sale Prospectus

 

1.

Preliminary Prospectus issued [date]

 

2.

[identify all free writing prospectuses filed by the Company under Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act]

 

3.

[free writing prospectus containing a description of terms that does not reflect final terms, if the Time of Sale Prospectus does not include a final term sheet]

 

4.

[orally communicated pricing information such as price per share and size of offering if a Rule 134 pricing term sheet is used at the time of sale instead of a pricing term sheet filed by the Company under Rule 433(d) as a free writing prospectus]

 

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SCHEDULE IV

List of Major Subsidiaries


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT]

                    , 2019

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“ Morgan Stanley ”) proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) with Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “ Public Offering ”) by the several Underwriters, including Morgan Stanley (the “ Underwriters ”), of shares (the “ Shares ”) of the common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”).

To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offering to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 180 days (including such 180th day) after the date of the final prospectus relating to the Public Offering (such final prospectus, the “ Prospectus ”, and such period, the “ Restricted Period ”) (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) by the undersigned or any other securities so owned by the undersigned that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2) enter into any swap, hedging transaction or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

The foregoing sentence shall not apply to:

(a)    sales of Common Stock by the undersigned to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;

(b)    transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or other securities acquired in the Public Offering or in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering, provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or other securities acquired either in the Public Offering or in such open market transactions;

 

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(c)    transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (i) as a bona fide gift or for bona fide estate planning purposes, (ii) upon death or by will, testamentary document or intestate succession, (iii) to an immediate family member of the undersigned or to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned (for purposes of this letter agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any spouse or domestic partner and relationship by blood, current or former marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin), or (iv) if the undersigned is a trust, to any beneficiary of the undersigned or the estate of any such beneficiary;

(d)    distributions, transfers or dispositions of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (i) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the undersigned, or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned or affiliates of the undersigned (collectively, “ Affiliates ”), or (ii) as part of a distribution, transfer or disposition without consideration by the undersigned to its stockholders, current or former partners (general or limited), members, beneficiaries or other equity holders, or to the estates of any such stockholders, partners, beneficiaries or other equity holders;

(e)    (i)    the receipt by the undersigned from the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of options, settlement of restricted stock units or other equity awards or the exercise of warrants which are outstanding as of the date of the Prospectus and are disclosed in the Prospectus, or (ii) the transfer of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into Common Stock to the Company upon a vesting or settlement event of the Company’s securities or upon the exercise of options, restricted stock units or warrants to purchase the Company’s securities on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such securities, options, restricted stock units or warrants (and any transfer to the Company necessary in respect of such amount needed for the payment of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such vesting, settlement or exercise whether by means of a “net settlement” or otherwise) so long as such “cashless” exercise or “net exercise” is effected solely by the surrender of outstanding securities, options, restricted stock units or warrants (or the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or settlement thereof) to the Company and the Company’s cancellation of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price and/or withholding tax and remittance obligations; provided (x) the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise or settlement of the security, option, restricted stock unit or warrant are subject to the terms of this letter agreement, and (y) that in the case of either (i) or (ii), any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that (A) the filing relates to the circumstances described in (i) or (ii), as the case may be, (B) no shares were sold by the reporting person and (C) in the case of (i) the shares of Common Stock received upon exercise or settlement of the option, warrant or restricted stock unit are subject to a lock-up agreement with the Underwriters of the Public Offering;

 

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(f)    subject to clause (j) below, the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock (a “ 10b5-1 Plan ”), provided that (i) such 10b5-1 Plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period (except as otherwise allowed pursuant to clause (j) below) and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment of such 10b5-1 Plan during the Restricted Period, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of shares of Common Stock may be made under such 10b5-1 Plan during the Restricted Period;

(g) the transfer of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock that occurs by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic order in connection with a divorce settlement or other court order;

(h) any transfer of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock to the Company pursuant to arrangements under which the Company has the option to repurchase such shares or a right of first refusal with respect to transfers of such securities;

(i) the conversion of the outstanding preferred stock or warrants to acquire preferred stock of the Company into shares of Common Stock or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock prior to or in connection with the consummation of the Public Offering, provided that any such shares of Common Stock or warrants received upon such conversion shall be subject to the terms of this letter agreement;

(j) any sales in open market transactions (including, without limitation, the establishment of a 10b5-1 Plan and any sales pursuant to such 10b5-1 Plan) during the Restricted Period to generate such amount of net proceeds to the undersigned from such sales (after deducting commissions) in an aggregate amount up to the total amount of taxes or estimated taxes (as applicable) that become due as a result of the vesting and/or settlement of Company equity awards held by the undersigned and issued pursuant to a plan or arrangement described in the Prospectus that are scheduled to vest and/or settle immediately prior to or during the Restricted Period;

(k) the conversion of convertible notes of the Company that are outstanding as of the date of the Prospectus into shares of Common Stock prior to, after or in connection with the consummation of the Public Offering; provided that any such shares of Common Stock received upon such conversion shall be subject to the terms of this letter agreement;

(l) the transfer of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock in connection with a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction, that is approved by

 

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the Board of Directors of the Company, made to all holders of Common Stock involving a Change of Control (as defined below), provided that in the event that the tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the Common Stock owned by the undersigned shall remain subject to the restrictions contained in this letter agreement. For the purposes of this clause (l), “ Change of Control ” means the transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons (other than the Underwriters pursuant to the Public Offering), of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock if, after such transfer, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transfer do not own at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (or the surviving entity).

provided that in the case of any transfer, distribution or disposition pursuant to clause (c) or (d), (i) each transferee, donee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock-up agreement substantially in the form of this letter agreement and (ii) no public announcement or filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, or any other public filing or disclosure reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period;

provided further that in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (g) or (h), no public announcement or filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, or any other public filing or disclosure shall be made during the Restricted Period, unless such filing is required and clearly indicates in the footnotes thereto in the case of clause (g) or (h) that the transfer is by operation of law, court order, or in connection with a divorce settlement, or a repurchase by the Company, as the case may be; and

provided further that in the case of any sale pursuant to clause (j), filings under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall only be permissible if such filing shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the filing relates to securities being sold to generate net proceeds up to the total amount of taxes or estimated taxes (as applicable) that became due as a result of the vesting and/or settlement of Company equity awards.

In addition, Morgan Stanley agrees that should a discretionary release or waiver be granted to any officer or director of the Company or any holder of at least 1% of the shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the Public Offering (calculated on an as-converted, fully-diluted basis and as of the close of business on the date set forth on the Prospectus), then the undersigned will be released from the restrictions set forth in this letter agreement subject to the same terms and conditions as the releasee and as to the same percentage of shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock) held by the undersigned as is held by the releasee (calculated on an as-converted basis, fully-diluted basis as of the close of business on the date set forth on the Prospectus). Morgan Stanley shall provide at least three business days’ written notice to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company prior to the effective date of any such release or waiver under this letter agreement (the effective date of such release or waiver, the “ Release Date ”), stating the percentage of shares held by such person or entity to be released, provided that the failure to provide such notice shall not

 

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give rise to any claim or liability against Morgan Stanley or the Underwriters. The Company shall, within four business days thereafter, send written notice to the undersigned stating the same percentage of shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock) held by the undersigned as is held by the releasee on an as-converted basis shall be released from the restrictions set forth herein on the Release Date. The undersigned acknowledges that Morgan Stanley is under no obligation to inquire into whether, or to ensure that, the Company notifies the undersigned of the delivery by Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Underwriters of any such notice, which is a matter between the undersigned and the Company. The foregoing shall not apply to (i) any release or waiver with respect to shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock) with a value of up to $100,000 for any one individual or entity, provided that in the aggregate, any such excepted waivers or releases under this letter agreement or any other lock-up provisions with the Company or Morgan Stanley shall not exceed more than 3% of the sum of (x) the shares of capital stock of the Company subject to the market standoff provision in the investor rights agreement, dated as of March 9, 2018, by and among the Company and certain of its securityholders, and (y) the shares of capital stock of the Company subject to all other lockup provisions and agreements with the Company or the Underwriters, to be calculated immediately following the completion of the Public Offering, or (ii) any release granted to a holder of Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that the undersigned has been given an opportunity to participate with other selling stockholders in such public offering on a pro rata basis. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph shall not apply to any waiver or release of lock-up provisions with the Company or Morgan Stanley to the extent that the transfer permitted by such waiver or release would be permitted under this letter agreement.

In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the Restricted Period, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s shares of Common Stock except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, the undersigned further agrees that the foregoing provisions shall be equally applicable to any issuer-directed Shares the undersigned may purchase in the Public Offering.

If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, (i) Morgan Stanley agrees that, at least three business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of shares of Common Stock, Morgan Stanley will notify the Company in writing of the impending release or waiver, and (ii) the Company will agree or has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release

 

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or waiver granted by Morgan Stanley hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this letter agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.

The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this letter agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offering. The undersigned further understands that this letter agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

This letter agreement shall automatically terminate, and the undersigned will be released from all of his, her or its obligations hereunder, upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (a) the date that the Company advises Morgan Stanley, in writing, prior to the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, that it has determined not to proceed with the Public Offering, (b) the date that the Company withdraws the registration statement related to the Public Offering before the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, (c) if the Underwriting Agreement is executed but terminated (other than the provisions thereof that survive termination) prior to payment for and delivery of the shares of Common Stock to be sold thereunder, the date that the Underwriting Agreement is terminated or (d) September 30, 2019, if the Public Offering of the Shares has not been completed by such date (provided that the Company may by written notice to the undersigned prior to September 30, 2019 extend such date for a period of up to an additional three months).

The undersigned hereby waives any and all notice requirements and rights with respect to the registration of securities pursuant to any agreement, understanding or anything otherwise setting forth the terms of any security of the Company held by the undersigned, including any registration rights agreement or investors’ rights agreement to which the undersigned and the Company may be party; provided, however, that such waiver shall apply only to the proposed Public Offering, and any other action taken by the Company in connection with the proposed Public Offering.

This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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Whether or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters.

 

Very truly yours,

 

Name of Securityholder (Print exact name)
By:  

 

  Signature

 

Address:  

 

 

 

 

Email:  

 

If not signing in an individual capacity:

 

Name of Authorized Signatory (Print)

 

Title of Authorized Signatory (Print)
(indicate capacity of person signing if signing as custodian, trustee, or on behalf of an entity)

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF PRESS RELEASE

Uber Technologies, Inc.

[Date]

Uber Technologies, Inc. (the “ Company ”) announced today that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, the lead book-running manager in the Company’s recent public sale of                  shares of common stock is [waiving][releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect to                  shares of the Company’s common stock held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the Company. The [waiver][release] will take effect on             , 20     , and the shares may be sold on or after such date.

This press release is not an offer for sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer is prohibited, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

B-1

Exhibit 4.1

 

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. ZQ|CERT#|COY|CLS|RGSTRY|ACCT#|TRANSTYPE|RUN#|TRANS# COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK PO PAR VALUE $ $.00001 MR ADD ADD ADD ADD 4 3 2 1 A BOX DESIGNATION SAMPLE Certificate Shares 43004, * * 000000 ****************** (IF Number * * * 000000 ***************** ANY) ZQ00000000 **** 000000 **************** Providence, UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ***** 000000 *************** RI ****** 000000 ************** INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 02940 **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David—THIS CERTIFIES THAT Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. MR. 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David Sample SAMPLE **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Sample **** Mr. Sample is the owner of **000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares**** 000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000 000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000 **Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****0 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN00000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000 **Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****00 ***ZEROHUNDRED THOUSAND0000** Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000** Shares****000000**Shares****000 CITIES DESIGNATED BYTHETRANSFER000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000** Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****0000 AGENT, AVAILABLEONLINEAT00**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000 000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000 **Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000 ZERO HUNDRED AND ZERO***www.computershare.com**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares ****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares*** *000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares**** 000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000 000**Shares****000000**S FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF Uber Technologies, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”), transferable on the books of the Company in Total DTC person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and Holder the shares represented hereby, are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Certificate of Number Certificateof Insurance ID Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Value Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Transaction Shares CUSIP/IDENTIFIER Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Numbers 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED DD-MMM-YYYY HNOLO FACSIMILE SIGNATURE TO COME C G COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: E I POR E T R A COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. Num/No 12345678901234512345678 R CO TE S, President E I TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, Denom. N B C 666 555 444 333 222 111 U . XXXXXX July 16, 2010 Total. DEL RE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE TO COME AWA 7 00.1,000,000 XX 123456 XXXXXXXXXX X By Secretary AUTHORIZEDSIGNATURE


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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS, AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE, OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, TO GIVE THE COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM—as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -Custodian (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT —as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) JT TEN —as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT -Custodian (until age) and not as tenants in common (Cust) .............................under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (Minor) (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE For value received, ____________________________hereby sell, assign and transfer unto __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________ (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ _____________ Shares of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute andappoint___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________ ______________ Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Company with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: __________________________________________20__________________ Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. Signature: ____________________________________________________________ Signature: ____________________________________________________________ Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever. The IRS requires that the named transfer agent (“we”) report the cost basis of certain shares or units acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares or units are covered by the legislation, and you requested to sell or transfer the shares or units using a specific cost basis calculation method, then we have processed as you requested. If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, then we have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis. If you do not keep in contact with the issuer or do not have any activity in your account for the time period specified by state law, your property may become subject to state unclaimed property laws and transferred to the appropriate state.

Exhibit 5.1

 

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David G. Peinsipp

+1 415 693 2177

dpeinsipp@cooley.com

April 26, 2019

Uber Technologies, Inc.

1455 Market Street, 4 th Floor

San Francisco, California 94103

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and you have requested our opinion, in connection with the filing by the Company of a Registration Statement (No. 333-230812) on Form S-1 (the “ Registration Statement ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including a related prospectus filed with the Registration Statement (the “ Prospectus ”), covering an underwritten public offering (the “ Offering ”) of up to 207,000,000 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“ Common Stock ”), which consists of (i) up to 180,000,000 Shares to be sold by the Company (the “ Company Shares ”) and (ii) up to 27,000,000 Shares that may be sold by the selling stockholders identified in such Registration Statement pursuant to the exercise of an option to purchase additional Shares granted to the underwriters (collectively, the “ Stockholder Shares ”).

In connection with this opinion, we have (i) examined and relied upon (a) the Registration Statement and related Prospectus, (b) the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate ”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws, each as currently in effect, (c) the forms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement, and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement, each of which is to be in effect immediately following the closing of the Offering and (d) the originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below and (ii) assumed that Shares will be sold at a price authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof.

We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. As to certain factual matters, we have relied upon a certificate of an officer of the Company and have not sought independently to verify such matters.

Our opinion is expressed only with respect to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion to the extent that any other laws are applicable to the subject matter hereof and express no opinion and provide no assurance as to compliance with any federal or state securities law, rule or regulation.

 

Cooley LLP    101 California Street    5th Floor    San Francisco, CA    94111-5800

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On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that (i) the Company Shares, when sold and issued as described in the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) the Stockholder Shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, except with respect to 12,525,912 Stockholder Shares that may be sold by certain selling stockholders, which will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable upon conversion of certain outstanding shares of preferred stock of the Company into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate.

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

C OOLEY LLP

 

By:  

/s/ David G. Peinsipp

    David G. Peinsipp

 

Cooley LLP    101 California Street    5th Floor    San Francisco, CA    94111-5800

t: (415) 693-2000    f: (415) 693-2222    cooley.com

Exhibit 10.2

U BER T ECHNOLOGIES , I NC .

2013 E QUITY I NCENTIVE P LAN

As Adopted on July 31, 2013

As Amended on December 23, 2013, June 5, 2014, October 14, 2014, November 13, 2014, January

28, 2016, April 27, 2017, December 1, 2017, January 30, 2018 and January 28, 2019 1

1. PURPOSE . The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company, its Parent and Subsidiaries by offering eligible persons an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through the grant of Awards covering Shares. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 17 hereof. Although this Plan is intended to be a written compensatory benefit plan within the meaning of Rule 701, grants may be made pursuant to this Plan that do not qualify for exemption under Rule 701 or Section 25102(o). Any requirement of this Plan that is required in law only because of Section 25102(o) need not apply if the Committee so provides.

2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN .

2.1 Number of Shares Available . Subject to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be 293,200,000 Shares (which number takes into account the one-for-ten forward stock split effected on January 31, 2014 and the one-for-four forward stock split effected on December 15, 2014) plus (a) shares that are subject to issuance under the 2010 Stock Plan (the “ Prior Plan ”) but cease to be subject to an award for any reason other than exercise of an option after the Effective Date and (b) shares that were issued under the Prior Plan which are repurchased by the Company or which are forfeited or used to pay withholding obligations or pay the exercised price of an Option. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof, Shares subject to Awards that are cancelled, forfeited, settled in cash, used to pay withholding obligations or pay the exercise price of an Option or that expire by their terms at any time will again be available for grant and issuance in connection with other Awards. In the event that Shares previously issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company pursuant to a forfeiture provision, right of first refusal, or repurchase by the Company, such Shares shall be added to the number of Shares then available for issuance under the Plan. At all times the Company will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares as will be required to satisfy the requirements of all Awards granted and outstanding under this Plan. In no event shall the total number of Shares issued (counting each reissuance of a Share that was previously issued and then forfeited or repurchased by the Company as a separate issuance) under the Plan upon exercise of ISOs exceed 2,932,000,000 Shares (adjusted in proportion to any adjustments under Section 2.2 hereof) over the term of the Plan (the “ ISO Limit ”). Subject to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof, in the event that the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is increased, the ISO Limit shall be automatically increased by such number of Shares such that the ISO Limit equals (a) ten (10) multiplied by (b) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.

 

 

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The initial number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan was 230,000 shares, approved by the Board on July 31, 2013, which was subsequently increased to 1,230,000 shares by the Board on December 23, 2013. On January 31, 2014, the Company effected a one-for-ten forward stock split that increased the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan to 12,300,000. On June 5, 2014, the Board increased the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan to 19,300,000. On October 13, 2014, the Board approved amendments to the Plan. On November 13, 2014, the Board increased the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan to 28,300,000. On December 15, 2014, the Company effected a one-for-four forward stock split that increased the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan to 113,200,000. On January 28, 2016, the Board increased the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by 30,000,000 (reflecting all prior stock splits) to 143,200,000. On April 27, 2017, the Board approved an amendment to Section 4.6.1 as set forth herein. On December 1, 2017, the Compensation Committee approved an amendment to Sections 4.6.1 and 8.2.2 as set forth herein. On January 30, 2018, the Board increased the number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by 65,000,000, to 208,200,000. On January 28, 2019, the Board increased the numbers of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by 85,000,000, to 293,200,000.


2.2 Adjustment of Shares . In the event that the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or other change in the capital structure of the Company affecting Shares without consideration, then in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan (a) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options and SARs, and (c) the Purchase Prices of and/or number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards will be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities laws; provided , however , that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be paid in cash at the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee.

3. PLAN FOR BENEFIT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS .

3.1 Eligibility . The Committee will have the authority to select persons to receive Awards. ISOs (as defined in Section 4 hereof) may be granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. NQSOs (as defined in Section 4 hereof) and all other types of Awards may be granted to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; provided such consultants render bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital- raising transaction when Rule 701 is to apply to the Award granted for such services. A person may be granted more than one Award under this Plan.

3.2 No Obligation to Employ . Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

4. OPTIONS . The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons described in Section 3 hereof and will determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code (“ ISOs ” or “ Incentive Stock Options ”) or Nonqualified Stock Options (“ NQSOs ” or “ Nonstatutory Stock Options ”), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following.

4.1 Form of Option Grant . Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO (“ Stock Option Agreement ”), and will be in such form and contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

4.2 Date of Grant . The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option, unless a later date is otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option.

 

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4.3 Exercise Period . Options may be exercisable within the time or upon the events determined by the Committee in the Award Agreement and may be awarded immediately but subject to repurchase pursuant to Section 10 hereof or may be exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement governing such Option; provided , however , that (a) no Option will be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted; and (b) no ISO granted to a person who directly or by attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary (“ Ten Percent Stockholder ”) will be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee determines.

4.4 Exercise Price . The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option is granted and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value per Share unless expressly determined in writing by the Committee on the Option’s date of grant; provided that the Exercise Price of an ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased must be made in accordance with Section 8 hereof.

4.5 Method of Exercise . Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written stock option exercise agreement (the “ Exercise Agreement ”) in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant). The Exercise Agreement will state (a) the number of Shares being purchased, (b) the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and (c) such representations and agreements regarding Participant’s investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws. Each Participant’s Exercise Agreement may be modified by (i) agreement of Participant and the Company or (ii) substitution by the Company, upon becoming a public company, in order to add the payment terms set forth in Section 8.1 that apply to a public company and such other terms as shall be necessary or advisable in order to exercise a public company option. Upon exercise of an Option, Participant shall execute and deliver to the Company the Exercise Agreement then in effect, together with payment in full of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased and payment of any applicable taxes. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 2.2 of the Plan. Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

4.6 Termination . Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Sections 11 and 16.3 hereof and notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following terms and conditions.

4.6.1 Other than Death or Disability or for Cause . If the Participant is Terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options are exercisable as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee. Such Options must be exercised by the Participant, if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee, within three (3) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than thirty (30) days, or within such longer time period as may be determined by the Committee) but in any event, no later than the expiration date of the Options. Any such Options that remain exercisable for more than (3) months after the date Participant ceases to be an Employee shall be deemed to be NQSOs.

 

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4.6.2 Death or Disability . If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three (3) months after a Termination other than for Cause), then Participant’s Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options are exercisable as to Vested Shares by Participant on the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee. Such options must be exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal representative or authorized assignee), if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee, within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than six (6) months, or within such longer time period, after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond (a) three (3) months after the date Participant ceases to be an employee when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s death or disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, or (b) twelve (12) months after the date Participant ceases to be an employee when the Termination is for Participant’s disability, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, deemed to be an NQSO) but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options.

4.6.3 For Cause . If the Participant is terminated for Cause, the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options, but not to an extent greater than such Options are exercisable as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date and Participant’s Options shall expire on such Participant’s Termination Date, or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined by the Committee.

4.7 Limitations on Exercise . The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.

4.8 Limitations on ISOs . The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), then the Options for the first One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and the Options for the amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs. In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 16.1 hereof) to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, then such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment.

4.9 Modification, Extension or Renewal . The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without the written consent of a Participant, impair any of such Participant’s rights under any Option previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code. Subject to Section 4.10 hereof, the Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without the consent of Participants by a written notice to them; provided , however , that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 4.4 hereof for Options granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price.

4.10 No Disqualification . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating to ISOs will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant, to disqualify any Participant’s ISO under Section 422 of the Code.

 

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4.11 Information to Optionees . If the Company is relying on the exemption from registration under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 12h-1(f)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, then the Company shall provide the Required Information (as defined below) in the manner required by Rule 12h-1(f)(1) to all optionees every six months until the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or is no longer relying on the exemption pursuant to Rule 12h-1(f)(1); provided , that , prior to receiving access to the Required Information the optionee must agree to keep the Required Information confidential pursuant to a written agreement in the form provided by the Company. For purposes of this Section 4.11, “ Required Information ” means the information described in Rules 701(e)(3), (4) and (5) under the Securities Act.

5. RESTRICTED STOCK . A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares that are subject to certain specified restrictions. The Committee will determine to whom an offer will be made, the number of Shares the person may purchase, the Purchase Price, the restrictions to which the Shares will be subject, and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the following terms and conditions.

5.1 Form of Restricted Stock Award . All purchases under a Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement (“ Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement ”) that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. The Restricted Stock Award will be accepted by the Participant’s execution and delivery of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days from the date the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is delivered to the person. If such person does not execute and deliver the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement along with full payment for the Shares to the Company within such thirty (30) days, then the offer will terminate, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

5.2 Purchase Price . The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award will be determined by the Committee on the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted or at the time the purchase is consummated. Payment of the Purchase Price must be made in accordance with Section 8 hereof.

5.3 Dividends and Other Distributions . Participants holding Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Committee provides otherwise at the time of award. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.

5.4 Restrictions . Restricted Stock Awards may be subject to the restrictions set forth in Sections 9 and 10 hereof or, with respect to a Restricted Stock Award to which Section 25102(o) is to apply, such other restrictions not inconsistent with Section 25102(o).

6. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS .

6.1 Awards of Restricted Stock Units . A Restricted Stock Unit (“ RSU ”) is an Award covering a number of Shares that may be settled in cash, or by issuance of those Shares at a date in the future. No Purchase Price shall apply to an RSU settled in Shares. All grants of Restricted Stock Units will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

6.2 Form and Timing of Settlement . To the extent permissible under applicable law, the Committee may permit a Participant to defer payment under a RSU to a date or dates after the RSU is earned, provided that the terms of the RSU and any deferral satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or any successor) and any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder. Payment may be made in the form of cash or whole Shares or a combination thereof, all as the Committee determines.

 

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7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS .

7.1 Awards of SARs . Stock Appreciation Rights (“ SARs ”) may be settled in cash, or Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock or RSUs), having a value equal to the value determined by multiplying the difference between the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price and the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is being settled. All grants of SARs made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will be in such form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.

7.2 Exercise Period and Expiration Date . A SAR will be exercisable within the times or upon the occurrence of events determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement governing such SAR. The Award Agreement shall set forth the Expiration Date; provided that no SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date the SAR is granted.

7.3 Exercise Price . The Committee will determine the Exercise Price of the SAR when the SAR is granted, and which may not be less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and may be settled in cash or in Shares.

7.4 Termination . Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Sections 11 and 16.1 hereof and notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the Award Agreement, exercise of SARs will always be subject to the following terms and conditions.

7.4.1 Other than Death or Disability or for Cause . If the Participant is Terminated for any reason other than death, Disability or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s SARs only to the extent that such SARs are exercisable as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee. SARs must be exercised by the Participant, if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee, within three (3) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than thirty (30) days, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five (5) years, after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee) but in any event, no later than the expiration date of the SARs.

7.4.2 Death or Disability . If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death or Disability (or the Participant dies within three (3) months after a Termination other than for Cause), then Participant’s SARs may be exercised only to the extent that such SARs are exercisable as to Vested Shares by Participant on the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee. Such SARs must be exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal representative or authorized assignee), if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee, within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than six (6) months, or within such longer time period, not exceeding five (5) years, after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee) but in any event no later than the expiration date of the SARs.

7.4.3 For Cause . If the Participant is terminated for Cause, the Participant may exercise such Participant’s SARs, but not to an extent greater than such SARs are exercisable as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date and Participant’s SARs shall expire on such Participant’s Termination Date, or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined by the Committee.

 

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8. PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES AND EXERCISES .

8.1 Payment in General . Payment for Shares acquired pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law:

(a) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company owed to the Participant;

(b) by surrender of shares of the Company that are clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests and: (i) for which the Company has received “full payment of the purchase price” within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares) or (ii) that were obtained by Participant in the public market;

(c) by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate sufficient to avoid imputation of income under Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code; provided , however , that Participants who are not employees or directors of the Company will not be entitled to purchase Shares with a promissory note unless the note is adequately secured by collateral other than the Shares; provided , further , that the portion of the Exercise Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be, equal to the par value (if any) of the Shares must be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by the laws under which the Company is then incorporated or organized;

(d) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant from the Company for services rendered;

(e) by participating in a formal cashless exercise program implemented by the Committee in connection with the Plan;

(f) subject to compliance with applicable law, provided that a public market for the Company’s Common Stock exists, by exercising through a “same day sale” commitment from the Participant and a broker-dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Award and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased sufficient to pay the total Exercise Price or Purchase Price, and whereby the broker-dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the total Exercise Price or Purchase Price directly to the Company; or

(g) by any combination of the foregoing or any other method of payment approved by the Committee.

8.2 Withholding Taxes .

8.2.1 Withholding Generally . Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under this Plan, payments in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash by the Company, such payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements.

8.2.2 Stock Withholding . When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may in its sole discretion allow or require the Participant to satisfy all or a portion of the tax withholding obligation by (i) having the Company withhold from the Shares otherwise issuable a number of Shares having an aggregate fair market value on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined

 

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that does not exceed the amount required to be withheld, with the number of Shares to be withheld determined using rates of up to, but not exceeding, the maximum statutory tax rates applicable in the Participant’s jurisdiction on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined; or (ii) arranging a mandatory “sell to cover” on Participant’s behalf (without further authorization). In no event, however, will the Company withhold Shares or “sell to cover” if such withholding would result in adverse accounting consequences to the Company. Any elections to have Shares withheld or sold for this purpose will be made in accordance with the requirements established by the Committee for such elections and be in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee.

9. RESTRICTIONS ON AWARDS .

9.1 Transferability . Except as permitted by the Committee, Awards granted under this Plan, and any interest therein, will not be transferable or assignable by Participant, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and, with respect to NQSOs, by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the NQSOs are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor), or by gift to “family member” as that term is defined in Rule 701, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process. For the avoidance of doubt, the prohibition against assignment and transfer applies to a stock option and, prior to exercise , the shares to be issued on exercise of a stock option, and pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be understood to include, without limitation, a prohibition against any pledge, hypothecation, or other transfer, including any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (in each case, as defined in Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act. During the lifetime of the Participant an Award will be exercisable only by the Participant or Participant’s legal representative and any elections with respect to an Award may be made only by the Participant or Participant’s legal representative. The terms of an Option shall be binding upon the executor, administrator, successors and assigns of the Participant who is a party thereto.

9.2 Securities Law and Other Regulatory Compliance . Although this Plan is intended to be a written compensatory benefit plan within the meaning of Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, grants may be made pursuant to this Plan that do not qualify for exemption under Rule 701 or Section 25102(o). Any requirement of this Plan which is required in law only because of Section 25102(o) need not apply with respect to a particular Award to which Section 25102(o) will not apply. An Award will not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable, and/or (b) compliance with any exemption, completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the exemption, registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure so do.

9.3 Exchange and Buyout of Awards . The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding Awards. Without prior stockholder approval the Committee may reprice Options or SARs (and where such repricing is a reduction in the Exercise Price of outstanding Options or SARs, the consent of the affected Participants is not required provided written notice is provided to them). The Committee may at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares (including Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the Participant may agree.

 

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10. RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES .

10.1 Privileges of Stock Ownership . No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until such Shares are issued to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided , that if such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock. The Participant will have no right to retain such stock dividends or stock distributions with respect to Unvested Shares that are repurchased as described in this Section 10.

10.2 Rights of First Refusal and Repurchase . At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement (a) a right of first refusal to purchase all Shares that a Participant (or a subsequent transferee) may propose to transfer to a third party, provided that such right of first refusal terminates upon the Company’s initial public offering of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act and (b) a right to repurchase Unvested Shares held by a Participant for cash and/or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness owed to the Company by the Participant following such Participant’s Termination at any time.

10.3 Escrow; Pledge of Shares . To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated. The Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificate. Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full consideration for the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares so purchased as collateral to secure the payment of Participant’s obligation to the Company under the promissory note; provided , however , that the Committee may require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment of such obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of the Participant’s Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form as the Committee will from time to time approve. The Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro rata basis as the promissory note is paid.

10.4 Securities Law Restrictions . All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted.

11. ADDITIONAL TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES.

11.1 The holder of any Shares of the Company (a “ Security Holder ”) shall not transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any Shares of the Company (a “ Security ”), other than by means of a Permitted Transfer (as defined below), without the prior written consent of the Company’s Board of Directors. If any provision(s) of any agreement(s) currently in effect by and between the Company and any Security Holder (the “ Security Holder Agreement(s) ”) conflicts with Section 8.12 of the Company’s bylaws, Section 8.12 shall govern, and the non-conflicting remainder of the Security Holder Agreement(s) shall continue in full force and effect; provided, that, Section 11.2 hereof shall be deemed not to conflict with Section 8.12 of the Company’s bylaws.

 

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11.2 For purposes of the transfer restrictions set forth herein, a “ Security ” shall be deemed to be transferred in (a) any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of any security of the Company, even if any security of the Company would be disposed of by someone other than the Security Holder, or (ii) any transaction involving any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option) with respect to any security of the Company or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from any security of the Company.

11.3 A “ Permitted Transfer ” as used in this Section 11 shall be defined as:

11.3.1 any repurchase of a Share by the Company: (i) at cost, upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment or services; or (ii) at any price pursuant to the Company’s exercise of a right of first refusal to repurchase such shares;

11.3.2 the transfer of any or all of the Shares held by a Security Holder to a single trust for the benefit of the Security Holder or the Security Holder’s Immediate Family. As used herein, the term “ Immediate Family ” will mean Security Holder’s spouse or Spousal Equivalent, the lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister, whether or not any of the above are adopted. As used herein, a person is deemed to be a “ Spousal Equivalent ” provided the following circumstances are true: (i) irrespective of whether or not the relevant person and the Spousal Equivalent are the same sex, they are the sole spousal equivalent of the other for the last twelve (12) months, (ii) they intend to remain so indefinitely, (iii) neither are married to anyone else, (iv) both are at least 18 years of age and mentally competent to consent to contract, (v) they are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that which would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside, (vi) they are jointly responsible for each other’s common welfare and financial obligations, and (vii) they reside together in the same residence for the last twelve (12) months and intend to do so indefinitely;

11.3.3 any transfer effected pursuant to the Security Holder’s will or the laws of intestate succession;

11.3.4 if the Security Holder is a partnership, limited liability company or a Company, no more than five (5) transfers to an Affiliate (as defined below) of such partnership, limited liability company or corporation; and/or

11.3.5 the transfer by a Major Investor (as defined in the Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated August 1, 2013, as amended from time to time, or any successor agreement (the “ Co-Sale Agreement ”)) exercising such Major Investor’s Co-Sale Right (as defined in the Co-Sale Agreement).

12. Right of First Refusal

12.1 Right of First Refusal . Unless otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 11, before any Shares held by a Security Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “ Right of First Refusal ”).

12.2 Notice of Proposed Transfer . The Security Holder shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “ Notice ”) stating: (i) the Security Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed transferee (“ Proposed Transferee ”); (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the terms and conditions of each proposed sale or transfer. The Security Holder shall offer the Shares at the same price (the “ Offered Price ”) and upon the same terms (or terms as similar as reasonably possible) to the Company or its assignee(s).

 

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12.3 Exercise of Right of First Refusal . At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Security Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with subsection (d) below.

12.4 Purchase Price . The purchase price (“ Purchase Price ”) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section 12 shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.

12.5 Payment . Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check or wire transfer), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness, or by any combination thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.

12.6 Security Holder’s Right to Transfer . If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to the Proposed Transferee(s) are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided herein, then the Security Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to the Proposed Transferee(s) described in the Notice at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within sixty (60) days after the date of the Notice and provided further that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and Section 12 hereof. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee(s) within such period, or if the Security Holder proposes to change the price or other terms to make them more favorable to the Proposed Transferee(s), a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the right of first refusal provided herein before any Shares held by the Security Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred. The terms of this subsection (f) may be waived by the Company or its assignee(s) in its sole discretion.

12.7 Exception for Certain Transfers . Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, the following transfers shall be exempt from the Right of First Refusal:

12.7.1 the transfer of any or all of the Shares held by a Security Holder to a single trust for the benefit of the Security Holder or the Security Holder’s Immediate Family;

12.7.2 any transfer effected pursuant to the Security Holder’s will or the laws of intestate succession;

12.7.3 if the Security Holder is a partnership, limited liability company or a corporation, no more than five (5) transfers to an Affiliate (as defined above) of such partnership, limited liability company or corporation; and/or

12.7.4 the transfer by a Major Investor (as defined in the Co-Sale Agreement) exercising such Major Investor’s Co-Sale Right (as defined in the Co-Sale Agreement).

12.8 In the case of any transfer effected in accordance with subsections (f) or (g) above, the transferee, assignee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares subject to the provisions of this Section 12, and there shall be no further transfer of such stock except in accordance with this Section 12.

13. Termination of Rights; Legend; Waiver.

13.1 Termination of Rights . The restrictions in Sections 11 and 12 shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of a Liquidation Transaction (as such term is defined in the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended or restated from time to time) or (ii) immediately prior

 

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to an initial public offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder pursuant to which all outstanding shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock convert to Common Stock. Upon termination of such restrictions, a new certificate or certificates representing the outstanding Securities shall be issued, on request, without the legend referred to in subsection 13.2 below and delivered to each Security Holder.

13.2 Legend . The certificate or certificates representing the Shares may bear the following legend (as well as any legends required by other agreements and applicable state and federal corporate and securities laws):

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER CONTAINED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE COMPANY.

13.3 Waiver . The provisions of Sections 11 and 12 may be waived, with respect to any transaction subject thereto, by the Company’s Board of Directors; provided, however, that such restrictions shall continue to apply to the Shares subsequent to such transaction.

14. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS .

14.1 Acquisitions or Other Combinations . In the event that the Company is subject to an Acquisition or Other Combination, outstanding Awards acquired under the Plan shall be subject to the agreement evidencing the Acquisition or Other Combination, which need not treat all outstanding Awards in an identical manner. Such agreement, without the Participant’s consent, shall provide for one or more of the following with respect to all outstanding Awards as of the effective date of such Acquisition or Other Combination:

(a) The continuation of such outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is the successor entity).

(b) The assumption of outstanding Awards by the successor or acquiring entity (if any) in such Acquisition or Other Combination (or by any of its Parents, if any), which assumption, will be binding on all Participants; provided that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) and Section 409A of the Code. For the purposes of this Section 14, an Award will be considered assumed if, following the Acquisition or Other Combination, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Acquisition or Other Combination, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Acquisition or Other Combination by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Acquisition or Other Combination is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Acquisition or Other Combination.

(c) The substitution by the successor or acquiring entity in such Acquisition or Other Combination (or by any of its Parents, if any) of equivalent awards with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Awards (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code).

 

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(d) The full or partial exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of outstanding Awards.

(e) The settlement of the full value of such outstanding Award (whether or not then vested or exercisable) in cash, cash equivalents, or securities of the successor entity (or its Parent, if any) with a Fair Market Value equal to the required amount, followed by the cancellation of such Awards; provided however, that such Award may be cancelled without consideration if such Award has no value, as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Subject to Section 409A of the Code, such payment may be made in installments and may be deferred until the date or dates when the Award would have become exercisable or vested. Such payment may be subject to vesting based on the Participant’s continued service, provided that without the Participant’s consent, the vesting schedule shall not be less favorable to the Participant than the schedule under which the Award would have become vested or exercisable. For purposes of this Section 14.1(e), the Fair Market Value of any security shall be determined without regard to any vesting conditions that may apply to such security.

(f) The cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for no consideration.

Immediately following an Acquisition or Other Combination, outstanding Awards shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent such Awards, have been continued, assumed or substituted, as described in Sections 14.1(a), (b) and/or (c).

14.2 Assumption of Awards by the Company . The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another entity, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other entity or otherwise, by either (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other entity’s award or (b) assuming and/or converting such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other entity had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another entity, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the exercise price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option or SAR rather than assuming an existing option or stock appreciation right, such new Option or SAR may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.

15. ADMINISTRATION .

15.1 Committee Authority . This Plan will be administered by the Committee or the Board if no Committee is created by the Board. Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan. Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to:

(a) construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan;

(b) prescribe, amend, expand, modify and rescind or terminate rules and regulations relating to this Plan;

(c) approve persons to receive Awards;

(d) determine the form and terms of Awards;

 

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(e) determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards granted under this Plan;

(f) determine the Fair Market Value in good faith and interpret the applicable provisions of this Plan and the definition of Fair Market Value in connection with circumstances that impact the Fair Market Value, if necessary;

(g) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under this Plan or awards under any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company;

(h) grant waivers of any conditions of this Plan or any Award;

(i) determine the terms of vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards to be granted pursuant to this Plan;

(j) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award, any Award Agreement, any Exercise Agreement or any Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement;

(k) determine whether an Award has been earned;

(l) extend the vesting period beyond a Participant’s Termination Date;

(m) adopt rules and/or procedures (including the adoption of any subplan under this Plan) relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate requirements of local law and procedures outside of the United States;

(n) delegate any of the foregoing to a subcommittee consisting of one or more executive officers pursuant to a specific delegation as may otherwise be permitted by applicable law; and

(o) make all other determinations necessary or advisable in connection with the administration of this Plan.

15.2 Committee Composition and Discretion . The Board may delegate full administrative authority over the Plan and Awards to a Committee consisting of at least one member of the Board (or such greater number as may then be required by applicable law). Unless in contravention of any express terms of this Plan or Award, any determination made by the Committee with respect to any Award will be made in its sole discretion either (a) at the time of grant of the Award, or (b) subject to Section 4.9 hereof, at any later time. Any such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant an Award under this Plan, provided that each such officer is a member of the Board.

15.3 Nonexclusivity of the Plan . Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options and other equity awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

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15.4 Governing Law . This Plan and all agreements hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws.

16. EFFECTIVENESS, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN .

16.1 Adoption and Stockholder Approval . This Plan will become effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board (the “ Effective Date ”). This Plan will be approved by the stockholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant to this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months before or after the Effective Date. Upon the Effective Date, the Board may grant Awards pursuant to this Plan; provided , however , that: (a) no Option or SAR may be exercised prior to initial stockholder approval of this Plan; (b) no Option or SAR granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares approved by the Board shall be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by the stockholders of the Company; (c) in the event that initial stockholder approval is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards for which only the exemption from California’s securities qualification requirements provided by Section 25102(o) can apply shall be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant to any such Award shall be canceled and any purchase of such Shares issued hereunder shall be rescinded; and (d) Awards (to which only the exemption from California’s securities qualification requirements provided by Section 25102(o) can apply) granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares approved by the Board which increase is not approved by stockholders within the time then required under Section 25102(o) shall be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant to any such Awards shall be canceled, and any purchase of Shares subject to any such Award shall be rescinded.

16.2 Term of Plan . Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will automatically terminate ten (10) years after the later of (i) the Effective Date, or (ii) the most recent increase in the number of Shares reserved under Section 2 that was approved by stockholders.

16.3 Amendment or Termination of Plan . Subject to Section 4.9 hereof, the Board may at any time (a) terminate or amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan and (b) terminate any and all outstanding Options or SARs upon a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, followed by the payment of creditors and the distribution of any remaining funds to the Company’s stockholders; provided , however , that the Board will not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such stockholder approval pursuant to Section 25102(o) or pursuant to the Code or the regulations promulgated under the Code as such provisions apply to ISO plans. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect any Share previously issued or any Award previously granted under the Plan.

17. DEFINITIONS . For all purposes of this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings.

Acquisition ” or “ Corporate Transaction ” means:

(a) any consolidation or merger in which the Company is a constituent entity or is a party in which the voting stock and other voting securities of the Company that are outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such consolidation or merger represent, or are converted into, securities of the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger (or of any Parent of such surviving entity) that, immediately after the consummation of such consolidation or merger, together possess less than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all voting securities of such surviving entity (or of any of its Parents, if any) that are outstanding immediately after the consummation of such consolidation or merger;

 

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(b) a sale or other transfer by the holders thereof of outstanding voting stock and/or other voting securities of the Company possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company, whether in one transaction or in a series of related transactions, pursuant to an agreement or agreements to which the Company is a party and that has been approved by the Board, and pursuant to which such outstanding voting securities are sold or transferred to a single person or entity, to one or more persons or entities who are Affiliates of each other, or to one or more persons or entities acting in concert; or

(c) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Company and/or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company, of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (or, if substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by one or more Subsidiaries, the sale or disposition (whether by consolidation, merger, conversion or otherwise) of such Subsidiaries of the Company), except where such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition is made to the Company or one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company (an “ Acquisition by Sale of Assets ”).

Administrator means the Board or a Committee.

Affiliate ” of a specified person means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified (where, for purposes of this definition, the term “ control” (including the terms controlling , controlled by and under common control with ) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

Applicable Laws means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, any Stock Exchange rules or regulations, and the applicable laws, rules or regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Options or Restricted Stock are granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.

Award ” means any award pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Plan, including any Option, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock Award.

Award Agreement ” means, with respect to each Award, the signed written agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award as approved by the Committee.

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

California Participant means a Participant whose Award is issued in reliance on Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.

Cashless Exercise means a program approved by the Administrator in which payment of the Option exercise price or tax withholding obligations may be satisfied, in whole or in part, with Shares subject to the Option, including by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Administrator) to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate exercise price and, if applicable, the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s withholding obligations.

Cause ” means Termination because of (a) Participant’s unauthorized misuse of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company’s trade secrets or proprietary information, (b) Participant’s conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (c) Participant’s committing an act of fraud against the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company or (d) Participant’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his or her duties that has had or will have a material adverse effect on the Company or Parent or Subsidiary of the Company’ reputation or business.

 

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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Committee ” means the committee created and appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, or if no committee is created and appointed, the Board.

Common Stock ” means the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

Company ” means Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation.

Consultant means any person, including an advisor but not an Employee, who is engaged by the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, to render services (other than capital- raising services) and is compensated for such services, and any Director whether compensated for such services or not.

Continuous Service Status means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of: (i) Company approved sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to a written Company policy. Also, Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of a transfer between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or their respective successors, or a change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee.

Director means a member of the Board.

Disability ” means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial or total, as determined by the Committee.

Employee means any person employed by the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, with the status of employment determined pursuant to such factors as are deemed appropriate by the Administrator in its sole discretion, subject to any requirements of the Applicable Laws, including the Code. The payment by the Company of a director’s fee shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of such director by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exercise Price ” means the price per Share at which a holder of an Option may purchase Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option.

Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock determined as follows:

(a) if such Common Stock is then publicly traded on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in The Wall Street Journal ;

(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported by The Wall Street Journal (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by any newspaper or other source as the Committee may determine); or

(c) if none of the foregoing is applicable to the valuation in question, by the Committee in good faith.

 

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Family Members means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (including adoptive relationships) of the Optionee, any person sharing the Optionee’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Optionee) have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Optionee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Optionee) own more than 50% of the voting interests.

Involuntary Termination means (unless another definition is provided in the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, employment agreement or other applicable written agreement) the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status other than for death or Disability or for Cause by the Company or a Subsidiary, Parent, Affiliate or successor thereto, as appropriate.

Listed Security ” means any security of the Company that is listed or approved for listing on a national securities exchange or designated or approved for designation as a national market system security on an interdealer quotation system by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

Option ” means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.

Option Agreement means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of an Option granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to or incorporated into such Option Agreement, including, but not limited to, a notice of stock option grant and a form of exercise notice.

Option Exchange Program means a program approved by the Administrator whereby outstanding Options (i) are exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price or Restricted Stock or (ii) are amended to decrease the exercise price as a result of a decline in the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock.

Optioned Stock ” means Shares that are subject to an Option or that were issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option.

Optionee ” means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option.

Other Combination ” for purposes of Section 14 means any (a) consolidation or merger in which the Company is a constituent entity and is not the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or (b) any conversion of the Company into another form of entity; provided that such consolidation, merger or conversion does not constitute an Acquisition.

Parent ” of a specified entity means, any entity that, either directly or indirectly, owns or controls such specified entity, where for this purpose, “ control ” means the ownership of stock, securities or other interests that possess at least a majority of the voting power of such specified entity (including indirect ownership or control of such stock, securities or other interests).

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Plan ” means this 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

Purchase Price ” means the price at which a Participant may purchase Restricted Stock pursuant to this Plan.

Restricted Stock ” means Shares purchased pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award under this Plan.

Restricted Stock Award ” means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 5 hereof.

Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to such agreement

Restricted Stock Unit ” or “ RSU ” means an award made pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

Rule 701 ” means Rule 701 et seq. promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section  25102(o) ” means Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Shares ” means shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof, and any successor security.

Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means an award granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

Stock Exchange means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.

Subsidiary ” means any entity (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns stock or other equity securities representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other equity securities in one of the other entities in such chain.

Ten Percent Holder means a person who owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary measured as of an Award’s date of grant.

Termination ” or “ Terminated ” means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide services as an employee, officer, director or consultant to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services while the Participant is on a bona fide leave of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing. In the case of an approved leave of absence, the Committee may make such provisions respecting crediting of service, including suspension of vesting of the Award

 

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(including pursuant to a formal policy adopted from time to time by the Company) it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Option be exercised after the expiration of the term set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the “ Termination Date ”).

Triggering Event ” means:

(i) a sale, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than to (A) a corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of its combined voting power is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, (B) a corporation or other entity owned directly or indirectly by the holders of capital stock of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Common Stock, or (C) an Excluded Entity (as defined in subsection (ii) below); or

(ii) any merger, consolidation or other business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, entity or person, other than a transaction with or into another corporation, entity or person in which the holders of at least a majority of the shares of voting capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to hold (either by such shares remaining outstanding in the continuing entity or by their being converted into shares of voting capital stock of the surviving entity) a majority of the total voting power represented by the shares of voting capital stock of the Company (or the surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such transaction (an “ Excluded Entity ”).

Notwithstanding anything stated herein, a transaction shall not constitute a “Triggering Event” if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who hold the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction. For clarity, the term “Triggering Event” as defined herein shall not include stock sale transactions by the Company, the Company’s initial public offering after which the Common Stock becomes a listed security, or any other capital raising event.

Unvested Shares ” means “ Unvested Shares ” as defined in the Award Agreement for an Award.

Vested Shares ” means “ Vested Shares ” as defined in the Award Agreement.

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

Employee ID:

Name:

You have been granted an option to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock of Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), under the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), as follows (unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Stock Option Grant, the terms used in this Notice of Stock Option Grant shall have the meanings defined in the Plan):

 

Grant ID:

 

Date of Grant:

  

Exercise Price Per Share:

  

Total Number of Shares:

  

Total Exercise Price:

  

Type of Option:

  

Country At Grant:

  

Expiration Date:

  

Vesting Commencement Date:

  

Vesting/Exercise Schedule:

  

Termination Period:

   You may exercise this Option for ninety (90) days after termination of your Continuous Service Status except as set out in Section 5 of the Stock Option Agreement (but in no event later than the Expiration Date). You are responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods following the termination of your Continuous Service Status for any reason. The Company will not provide further notice of such periods.

Transferability:

   You may not transfer this Option.

By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Shares underlying this Option will be earned only as you provide services to the Company over time, that the grant of this Option is not as consideration for services you rendered to the Company prior to your date of hire, and that nothing in this Notice or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your employment or consulting


relationship with the Company for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without Cause. You agree and acknowledge that the Vesting/Exercise Schedule may change prospectively in the event that Optionee’s service status changes between full and part time status in accordance with Company policies relating to work schedules and vesting of equity awards. Also, to the extent applicable, the Exercise Price Per Share has been set in good faith compliance with the applicable guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”) under Section 409A of the Code. However, there is no guarantee that the IRS will agree with the valuation, and by signing below, you agree and acknowledge that the Company shall not be held liable for any applicable costs, taxes, or penalties associated with this Option if, in fact, the IRS were to determine that this Option constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code. You should consult with your own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of such a determination by the IRS.

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The parties have executed this Notice of Stock Option Grant as of the date first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:  

 

  (signature)
Name:
Title:
OPTIONEE:

 

(signature)
Address:

 

 


UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

1. Grant of Option . Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Compan y”), hereby grants to                          (“ Optionee ”), an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “ Notice ”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice (the “ Exercise Price ”) subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Uber Technologies, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.

2. Designation of Option . This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code only to the extent so designated in the Notice, and to the extent it is not so designated or to the extent this Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

Notwithstanding the above, if designated as an Incentive Stock Option, in the event that the Shares subject to this Option (and all other Incentive Stock Options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, including under other plans of the Company) that first become exercisable in any calendar year have an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000, the Shares in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as subject to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, in accordance with Section 5(c) of the Plan.

3. Exercise of Option . This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting/Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice and with the provisions of Section 10 of the Plan as follows:

(a) Right to Exercise .

(i) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

(ii) In the event of Optionee’s death, Disability or other termination of Continuous Service Status, the exercisability of this Option is governed by Section 5 below, subject to the limitations contained in this Section 3.

(iii) In no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice.

(b) Method of Exercise .

(i) This Option shall be exercisable by execution and delivery of the Exercise Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A or of any other form of written notice approved for such purpose by the Company which shall state Optionee’s election to exercise this Option, the number of Shares in respect of which this Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Optionee and shall be delivered to the Company by such means as are determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion to constitute adequate delivery. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased Shares.


(ii) As a condition to the exercise of this Option and as further set forth in Section 8 of the Plan, Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the grant, vesting or exercise of this Option, or disposition of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise.

(iii) The Company is not obligated, and will have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares upon exercise of this Option unless such issuance or delivery would comply with the Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the holders of capital stock of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Laws, including any applicable U.S. federal or state securities laws or any other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 221 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by the Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to Optionee on the date on which this Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

(iv) Subject to compliance with Applicable Laws, this Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of the appropriate written notice of exercise accompanied by the Exercise Price and the satisfaction of any applicable withholding obligations.

4. Method of Payment . Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination of the following, at the election of Optionee:

(a) cash or check;

(b) cancellation of indebtedness;

(c) at the discretion of the Plan Administrator on a case by case basis, by surrender of other shares of Common Stock of the Company (either directly or by stock attestation) that Optionee previously acquired and that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares as to which this Option is being exercised;

(d) by participating in a formal cashless exercise program implemented by the Plan Administrator in connection with the Plan;

(e) provided that a public market for the Common Stock exists, subject to compliance with applicable law, by exercising as set forth below, through a “same day sale” commitment from Optionee and a broker-dealer whereby Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise this Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased sufficient to pay the total Exercise Price, and whereby the broker-dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the total Exercise Price directly to the Company; or

(f) by any combination of the foregoing or any other method of payment approved by the Plan Administrator that constitutes legal consideration for the issuance of Shares.

5. Termination of Relationship . Following the date of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for any reason (the “ Termination Date ”), Optionee may exercise this Option only as set forth in the Notice and this Section 5. If Optionee does not exercise this Option within the Termination Period set forth in the Notice or the termination periods set forth below, this Option shall terminate in its entirety. In no event, may any Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of this Option as set forth in the Notice. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, on or after Optionee’s Termination Date, this Option may not be exercised with respect to any Shares that are Unvested Shares as determined pursuant to the Vesting/Exercise Schedule set forth in the Notice on Optionee’s Termination Date.


(a) Default Post-Termination Exercise Period . In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status other than for Cause, Optionee may, to the extent Optionee is vested in the Option Shares, exercise this Option as follows:

(i) If such termination occurs prior to Optionee’s completion of at least three full years of Continuous Service Status as an Employee (the “ Minimum Service Requirement ”), then Optionee may exercise this Option during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice; subject to Section 5(b) in the case of Optionee’s termination due to Disability or death. For purposes of determining whether the Minimum Service Requirement has been met, the Company will divide the number of days that have elapsed between and including Optionee’s first day of service as an Employee and the date of termination of Optionee’s Employee status by 365. For clarity, no service as a Consultant or a non-Employee Director will be credited toward the Minimum Service Requirement.

(ii) If such termination occurs on or after the date that Optionee has completed the Minimum Service Requirement, then Optionee may exercise this Option through the earliest of: (a) the seventh anniversary of the Termination Date, (b) the day before the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant, and (c) the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if this Option has been designated an Incentive Stock Option, to qualify for the beneficial tax treatment afforded Incentive Stock Options, the Incentive Stock Option must be exercised within (A) three months after the termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for reasons other than Disability or death, and (ii) one year after termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status due to Disability or death.

(b) Termination upon Disability or Death . In connection with any termination due to Disability or death of Optionee prior to completion of the Minimum Service Requirement, Optionee may exercise this Option only as described below:

(i) Termination upon Disability of Optionee . In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of Optionee’s Disability, Optionee may, but only within six (6)  months following the Termination Date, exercise this Option to the extent Optionee is vested in the Option Shares.

(ii) Death of Optionee . In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of Optionee’s death, or in the event of Optionee’s death within thirty (30) days following Optionee’s Termination Date, this Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death (or, if earlier, the date Optionee’s Continuous Service Status terminated) by Optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise this Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent Optionee is vested in this Option.

(c) Termination for Cause . In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause, this Option (including any vested portion thereof) shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon first notification to Optionee of such termination for Cause. If Optionee’s Continuous Service Status is suspended pending an investigation of whether Optionee’s Continuous Service Status will be terminated for Cause, all Optionee’s rights under this Option, including the right to exercise this Option, shall be suspended during the investigation period.

6. Non-Transferability of Option . This Option may not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by him or her. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Optionee.


7. Lock-Up Agreement . In connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s securities and upon request of the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company’s securities, Optionee hereby agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company however and whenever acquired (other than those included in the registration) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180 days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters and to execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of the public offering; provided, however, that, if during the last 17 days of the restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or prior to the expiration of the restricted period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the restricted period, then, upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, the restrictions imposed by this subsection (a) shall continue to apply until the end of the third trading day following the expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. In no event will the restricted period extend beyond 216 days after the effective date of the registration statement.

8. Effect of Agreement . Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof (and has had an opportunity to consult counsel regarding the Option terms), and hereby accepts this Option and agrees to be bound by its contractual terms as set forth herein and in the Plan. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions and interpretations of the Plan Administrator regarding any questions relating to this Option. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail.

9. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

(b) Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights . This Agreement, together with the Notice of Stock Option Grant to which this Agreement is attached, the Exercise Agreement and the Plan, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and therein and merges all prior discussions between the parties. Except as contemplated under the Plan, no modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

(c) Severability . If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under Applicable Laws, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(d) Notices . Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or at time of transmission if sent by telegram or fax or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered mail, with


postage prepaid, or at the time an electronic confirmation of receipt is received if delivery is by email, and addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice. Any notice for delivery outside the United States will be sent by email, facsimile or by express courier.

(e) Counterparts . This Option may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

(f) Successors and Assigns . The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Optionee under this Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed or, in the case of the Company, caused this Agreement to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized, effective as of the Date of Grant set forth in the accompanying Notice of Stock Option Grant.

 

THE COMPANY:
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:                                                                                   

(signature)

Name:
Title:
OPTIONEE:

 

(signature)


EXHIBIT A

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

EXERCISE AGREEMENT

This Exercise Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of                         , by and between Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                          (“ Purchaser ”). To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).

1. Exercise of Option . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Purchaser hereby elects to exercise his or her option to purchase                         shares of the Class A Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) of the Company under and pursuant to the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement granted                          (the “ Option Agreement ”). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $                         per Share for a total purchase price of $                        . The term “ Shares ” refers to the purchased Shares and all securities received as stock dividends or splits, all securities received in replacement of the Shares in a recapitalization, merger, reorganization, exchange or the like, and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which Purchaser is entitled by reason of Purchaser’s ownership of the Shares.

2. Time and Place of Exercise . The purchase and sale of the Shares under this Agreement shall occur at the principal office of the Company simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the payment of the aggregate Exercise Price by any method listed in Section 4 of the Option Agreement, and the satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding obligations, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(b) of the Option Agreement. The Company shall issue the Shares to Purchaser by entering such Shares in Purchaser’s name as of such date in the books and records of the Company or, if applicable, a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company, against payment of the Exercise Price therefor by Purchaser.

3. Restrictions and Limitations on Transfer . In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by applicable securities laws, Purchaser shall not assign, encumber or dispose of any interest in the Shares except in compliance with the provisions below and applicable securities laws.

(a) The holder of any security of the Company (a “ Security Holder ”), including Purchaser, shall not, directly or indirectly, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or encumber (including any conveyance of any economic or pecuniary interest in) any security of the Company (a “ Security ”), other than by means of a Permitted Transfer (as defined below), without the prior written consent of the Board (or an authorized committee of the Board), which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion. If any provision(s) of any agreement(s) currently in effect by and between the Company and any Security Holder (the “ Security Holder Agreement(s) ”) conflicts with Section 8.12 of the Company’s bylaws, Section 8.12 shall govern, and the non-conflicting remainder of the Security Holder Agreement(s) shall continue in full force and effect; provided that Section 3(b) shall be deemed not to conflict with Section 8.12 of the Company’s bylaws.

(b) For purposes of the transfer restrictions set forth herein, a “ Security ” shall be deemed to be “ Transferred ” in (a) any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of a share of any security of the Company or any legal or beneficial interest in such security, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, including, without limitation, a transfer of a share of any security to a broker or other nominee (regardless of whether there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding


agreement with respect to, voting control over such security by proxy or otherwise, (b) any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of any security of the Company, even if any security of the Company would be disposed of by someone other than the Security Holder, (c) any transaction involving any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any security of the Company or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from any security of the Company, or (d) any other transaction by Purchaser related to or affecting the ownership, possession or other rights (voting, economic or otherwise) of a security that the Board, in good faith, deems Transferred.

(c) A “ Permitted Transfer ” as used in this Section 3 shall be defined as:

(i) any repurchase of a Security by the Company: (i) at cost, upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment or services; or (ii) at any price pursuant to the Company’s exercise of a right of first refusal to repurchase such shares;

(ii) the transfer of any or all of the Securities held by a Security Holder to a single trust for the benefit of the Security Holder or the Security Holder’s Immediate Family;

(iii) any transfer effected pursuant to the Security Holder’s will or the laws of intestate succession;

(iv) if the Security Holder is a partnership, limited liability company or a corporation, no more than five (5) transfers to an Affiliate (as defined below) of such partnership, limited liability company or corporation; and/or

(v) the transfer by a Major Investor (as defined in the Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated August 1, 2013, as amended from time to time, or any successor agreement (the “ Co-Sale Agreement ”)) exercising such Major Investor’s Co-Sale Right (as defined in the Co-Sale Agreement).

(d) In the case of any transfer consented to by the Company or described in subsection (c) above, the transferee, assignee, or other recipient shall receive and hold the Securities subject to the provisions of this Section 3, and there shall be no further transfer of such stock except in accordance with this Section 3.

(e) The restrictions in this Section 3 shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of a Liquidation Transaction (as such term is defined in the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended or restated from time to time) (a “ Liquidation Transaction ”) or (ii) immediately prior to an initial public offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Securities Act ”) pursuant to which all outstanding shares of the Company’s preferred stock convert to common stock (an “ IPO ”). Upon termination of such restrictions, a new certificate or certificates representing the outstanding Shares shall be issued, on request, without the legend referred to in subsection 8(a)(iv) below and delivered to Purchaser.

(f) Purchaser shall comply with the Company’s insider trading policy and code of conduct (or related policies) as may be adopted or amended from time to time by the Board (the “ Policies ”). To the extent Purchaser is not an employee of the Company, Purchaser shall comply with the Policies in the same manner as-if Purchaser were deemed an employee of the Company as defined in the Policies.


4. Right of First Refusal .

(a) Right of First Refusal . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3 above, before any Shares held by Purchaser or any transferee of Purchaser (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “ Holder ”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4(a) (the “ Right of First Refusal ”).

(i) Notice of Proposed Transfer . The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “ Notice ”) stating: (i) the Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee (“ Proposed Transferee ”); (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the terms and conditions of each proposed sale or transfer. The Holder shall offer the Shares at the same price (the “ Purchase Price ”) and upon the same terms (or terms as similar as reasonably possible) to the Company or its assignee(s).

(ii) Exercise of Right of First Refusal . At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the Purchase Price. If the Purchase Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.

(iii) Payment . Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made, at the election of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness, or by any combination thereof within sixty (60) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.

(iv) Holder’s Right to Transfer . If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 4(a), then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Purchase Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice and provided further that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of Section 3 and this Section 4 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, or if the Holder proposes to change the price or other terms to make them more favorable to the Proposed Transferee, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.

(v) Exception for Certain Family Transfers . Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4(a) notwithstanding, and provided that such transfer complies with Section 3 and applicable securities laws, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during Purchaser’s lifetime or on Purchaser’s death by will or intestacy to Purchaser’s Immediate Family or a single trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s Immediate Family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 4(a).

(b) Company’s Right to Purchase upon Involuntary Transfer . In the event of any transfer by operation of law or other involuntary transfer (including death or divorce, but excluding a transfer to Immediate Family as set forth in Section 4(a)(v) above) of all or a portion of the Shares by the record holder thereof, the Company shall have an option to purchase all of the Shares transferred at the greater of the purchase price paid by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of transfer (as determined by the Board). Upon such a transfer, the person acquiring the Shares shall promptly notify the Secretary of the Company of such transfer. The right to purchase such Shares shall be provided to the Company for a period of thirty (30) days following receipt by the Company of written notice by the person acquiring the Shares.


(c) Assignment . The right of the Company to purchase any part of the Shares may be assigned in whole or in part to any holder or holders of capital stock of the Company or other persons or organizations.

(d) Restrictions Binding on Transferees . All transferees of Shares or any interest therein will receive and hold such Shares or interest subject to the provisions of this Agreement. Any sale or transfer of the Company’s Shares shall be void unless the provisions of this Agreement are satisfied.

(e) Termination of Rights . The right of first refusal granted the Company by Section 4(a) above and the option to repurchase the Shares in the event of an involuntary transfer granted the Company by Section 4(b) above shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of a Liquidation Transaction or (ii) immediately prior to an IPO. Upon termination of the right of first refusal described in Section 4(a) above pursuant to this paragraph (e), the Company will remove any stop-transfer notices referred to in Section 8(b) below and related to the restrictions in this Section 4 and, if certificates are issued, a new certificate or certificates representing the Shares not repurchased shall be issued, on request, without the legend referred to in Section 8(a)(ii) below and delivered to Purchaser.

5. Investment and Taxation Representations . In connection with the purchase of the Shares, Purchaser represents to the Company the following:

(a) Purchaser is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Shares. Purchaser is purchasing these securities for investment for his or her own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or under any applicable provision of state law. Purchaser does not have any present intention to transfer the Shares to any person or entity.

(b) Purchaser understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Purchaser’s investment intent as expressed herein.

(c) Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the securities. Purchaser understands that the transfer of the securities is prohibited unless they are registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel for the Company, which opinion is in a form satisfactory to the Company, and that the certificate(s) evidencing the securities will be imprinted with a legend providing for the foregoing.

(d) Purchaser is familiar with the provisions of Rules 144 and 701, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or indirectly, from the issuer of the securities (or from an affiliate of such issuer), in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Purchaser understands that the Company provides no assurances as to whether he or she will be able to resell any or all of the Shares pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 701, which rules require, among other things, that the Company be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that resales of securities take place only after the holder of the Shares has held the Shares for certain specified time periods and under certain circumstances, that resales of securities be limited in volume and take place only pursuant to brokered transactions. Notwithstanding this paragraph (d), Purchaser acknowledges and agrees to the restrictions set forth in paragraph (e) below.


(e) Purchaser further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 144 or 701 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rule 144 or 701 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk.

(f) Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

(g) Purchaser hereby acknowledges that Purchaser has been informed that, unless an election is filed by the Purchaser with the Internal Revenue Service (and, if necessary, the proper state taxing authorities), within 30 days of the purchase of the Unvested Shares, electing pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code (and similar state tax provisions, if applicable) to be taxed currently on any difference between the purchase price of the Unvested Shares and their Fair Market Value on the date of purchase, there may be a recognition of taxable income (including, where applicable, alternative minimum taxable income) to the Purchaser, measured by the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Unvested Shares at the time they cease to be Unvested Shares, over the purchase price of the Unvested Shares. A form of Election under Section 83(b) is attached hereto as Attachment 1 for reference. PURCHASER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR FILING SUCH ELECTION AND PAYING ANY TAXES RESULTING FROM SUCH ELECTION OR THE LAPSE OF THE REPURCHASE RESTRICTIONS ON THE UNITED STATES.

6. Company’s Repurchase Option . The Company, or its assignee, shall have the option to repurchase all or a portion of the Unvested Shares (as such term is defined in the Notice of Stock Option Grant for the Option Agreement) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section (the “ Repurchase Option ”) if Purchaser should cease to be employed by the Company for any reason, or no reason, including, without limitation, Purchaser’s death, Disability, voluntary resignation or termination by the Company with or without Cause.

(a) Right of Termination Unaffected . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company to terminate Purchaser’s employment at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, Purchaser shall be considered to be employed by the Company if Purchaser is an officer, director or full-time employee of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or if the Board determines that Purchaser is rendering substantial services as a part-time employee, consultant, contractor or advisor to the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company. The Committee of the Company shall have discretion to determine whether Purchaser has ceased to be employed by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, whether termination is for Cause, and the date of such termination (the “ Termination Date ”), and such determination shall be binding on Purchaser.

(b) Automatic Exercise of Repurchase Option . On the 90th day after the later of the Termination Date and the date Purchaser purchased the Shares (the “ Repurchase Date ”), all Unvested Shares shall be deemed repurchased by the Company. Purchaser hereby agrees to take whatever action the Company deems necessary to effectuate the Company’s repurchase of the Unvested Shares. Following payment to Purchaser of the repurchase price, the Company will become the legal and beneficial owner of the Unvested Shares being repurchased and all rights and interests in and related to such shares, and the Company will have the right to transfer to its own name the Unvested Shares being repurchased by the Company without further action by Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may elect to waive, in its sole discretion, its Repurchase Option in whole or in part by providing written notice to Purchaser (and the escrow holder, as provided in Section 7 below), at any time prior to or on the Repurchase Date, and upon such waiver by the Company, the escrow holder may then release to you the number of Shares not being repurchased by the Company.


(c) Calculation of Repurchase Price . The repurchase price for each Unvested Share that is repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Option shall be the purchase price per Share paid by the Purchaser as provided in Section 1 hereof.

(d) Payment of Repurchase Price . The repurchase price shall be payable, at the option of the Company or its assignee, by check or by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of Purchaser to the Company or such assignee, or by any combination thereof. The repurchase price shall be paid without interest within 30 days after the Repurchase Date.

7. Escrow of Unvested Shares . For purposes of facilitating the enforcement of the provisions of Section 3 and 6 above, Purchaser agrees, immediately upon receipt of the certificate(s) for the Shares subject to the Repurchase Option, to deliver such certificate(s), together with an Assignment Separate from Certificate in the form attached to this Agreement as Attachment  A executed by Purchaser and by Purchaser’s spouse (if required for transfer), in blank, to the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, to hold such certificate(s) and Assignment Separate from Certificate in escrow and to take all such actions and to effectuate all such transfers and/or releases as are in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, is so appointed as the escrow holder with the foregoing authorities as a material inducement to make this Agreement and that said appointment is coupled with an interest and is accordingly irrevocable. Purchaser agrees that said escrow holder shall not be liable to any party hereof (or to any other party). The escrow holder may rely upon any letter, notice or other document executed by any signature purported to be genuine and may resign at any time. Purchaser agrees that if the Secretary of the Company, or the Secretary’s designee, resigns as escrow holder for any or no reason, the Board shall have the power to appoint a successor to serve as escrow holder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

8. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders .

(a) Legends . The certificate or certificates representing the Shares shall bear the following legends (as well as any legends required by applicable state and federal corporate and securities laws):

 

  (i)

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISTRIBUTION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

 

  (ii)

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.


  (iii)

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC RESALE AND TRANSFER, INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF REPURCHASE AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER AND/OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S), AND A MARKET STANDOFF AGREEMENT AS SET FORTH IN A STOCK OPTION EXERCISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH PUBLIC SALE AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF REPURCHASE, RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AND THE MARKET STANDOFF ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

 

  (iv)

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER CONTAINED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE COMPANY.

(b) Stop-Transfer Notices . Purchaser agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

(c) Refusal to Transfer . The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

9. No Employment Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, to terminate Purchaser’s employment or consulting relationship, for any reason, with or without Cause.

10. Lock-Up Agreement . In connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s securities and upon request of the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company’s securities, Purchaser agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company however or whenever acquired (other than those included in the registration) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters and to execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of the public offering; provided however that, if during the last 17 days of the restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or prior to the expiration of the restricted period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the restricted period, then, upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, the restrictions imposed by this Section 10 shall continue to apply until the end of the third trading day following the expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. In no event will the restricted period extend beyond 216 days after the effective date of the registration statement.

11. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.


(b) Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all prior discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

(c) Severability . If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under Applicable Laws, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(d) Notices . Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or at time of transmission if sent by telegram or fax or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, or at the time an electronic confirmation of receipt is received if delivery is by email, and addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice.

(e) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

(f) Successors and Assigns . The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

(g) California Corporate Securities Law . THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO THE QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON THE QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.

[Signature Page Follows]


The parties have executed this Exercise Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:                                                                                  

(signature)

Name:
Title:
Address:
PURCHASER:

 

(signature)

I,                             , spouse of                         , have read and hereby approve the foregoing Agreement. In consideration of the Company’s granting my spouse the right to purchase the Shares as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby agree to be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and further agree that any community property or other such interest shall hereby by similarly bound by the Agreement. I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.

 

                                                                                              

Spouse of                              (if applicable)                        


ATTACHMENT 1

SECTION 83(b) ELECTION


ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

The undersigned Taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the property described below at the time of transfer over the amount paid for such property, as compensation for services in the calculation of: (1) regular gross income; (2) alternative minimum taxable income; or (3) disqualifying disposition gross income, as the case may be.

 

1.  TAXPAYER’S NAME: 

  

 

TAXPAYER’S ADDRESS:

  

 

  

 

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

  

 

 

2.

The property with respect to which the election is made is described as follows:              shares of Class A Common Stock of UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) which were transferred upon exercise of an option by Company, which is Taxpayer’s employer or the corporation for whom the Taxpayer performs services.

 

3.

The date on which the shares were transferred pursuant to the exercise of the option was                         ,                  and this election is made for calendar year             .

 

4.

The shares received upon exercise of the option are subject to the following restrictions: The Company may repurchase all or a portion of the shares at Taxpayer’s original purchase price per share, under certain conditions at the time of Taxpayer’s termination of employment or services.

 

5.

The fair market value of the shares (without regard to restrictions other than restrictions which by their terms will never lapse) was $            per share x          shares = $         at the time of exercise of the option.

 

6.

The amount paid for such shares upon exercise of the option was $         per share x              shares = $            .

 

7.

The Taxpayer has submitted a copy of this statement to the Company.

 

8.

The amount to include in gross income is $            . [The result of the amount reported in Item 5 minus the amount reported in Item 6.]

THIS ELECTION MUST BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (“ IRS ”), AT THE OFFICE WHERE THE TAXPAYER FILES ANNUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS, WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF TRANSFER OF THE SHARES, AND MAY ALSO NEED TO BE FILED WITH THE TAXPAYER’S STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE ELECTION CANNOT BE REVOKED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE IRS.

 

Dated:                                                                                               

 


ATTACHMENT A

STOCK POWER AND ASSIGNMENT

SEPARATE FROM STOCK CERTIFICATE


STOCK POWER AND ASSIGNMENT

SEPARATE FROM STOCK CERTIFICATE

FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Exercise Agreement dated as of                 ,                 , (the “ Agreement ”), the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto,                        (                     ) shares of the Class A Common Stock $0.00001 par value per share, of Uber Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), standing in the undersigned’s name on the books of the Company represented by Certificate No(s).              delivered herewith, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the Secretary of the Company as the undersigned’s attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to transfer said stock on the books of the Company. THIS ASSIGNMENT MAY ONLY BE USED AS AUTHORIZED BY THE AGREEMENT AND ANY EXHIBITS THERETO.

Dated:                         ,         

 

PURCHASER

 

(Signature)

 

(Please Print Name)

 

(Spouse’s Signature, if any)

 

(Please Print Spouse’s Name)

Instructions to Purchaser : Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line . The purpose of this Stock Power and Assignment is to enable the Company to acquire the shares and to exercise its “Right of First Refusal” or “Repurchase Option” set forth in the Agreement without requiring additional signatures on the part of the Purchaser or Purchaser’s Spouse, if any.


UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

Name:

Employee ID:

You (“ Participant ”) have been granted an award of Restricted Stock Units (the “ RSUs ”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Uber Technologies, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) and the attached Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, including any and all exhibits and appendices thereto (the “ RSU Agreement ”), as set forth below. Unless otherwise defined in this Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “ Notice ”), the terms used herein shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.

 

Grant ID:

  

Total Number of RSUs:

  

RSU Grant Date:

  

Vesting Commencement Date:

  

Country at Grant:

  

Expiration Date:

  

Vesting:

   The RSUs are subject to both a time-based vesting condition (the “ Time Condition ”) and a performance-based vesting condition (the “ Performance Condition ”) described in paragraphs (a) and (b) below, both of which must be satisfied prior to the Expiration Date before the RSUs will be deemed vested:

(a) Time Condition . So long as your Continuous Service Status does not terminate, the Time Condition shall be satisfied in accordance with the following schedule:                     .

(b) Performance Condition . The Performance Condition shall be satisfied on the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of a Liquidation Transaction or (ii) an IPO, in either case, occurring prior to the Expiration Date (each such date, a “ Performance-Based Vesting Date ”). “ Li quidation Transaction ” means an event that constitutes a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company for purposes of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended or restated from time to time. “ IPO ” means an initial public offering under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder pursuant to which all outstanding shares of preferred stock are converted to common stock.


(c) Vesting Date . Each date as of which both the Time Condition and the Performance Condition described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above have been satisfied with respect to any RSUs shall be referred to as a “ Vesting Date .” No Vesting Date shall occur after the Expiration Date. To the extent the RSUs have not satisfied both the Time Condition and the Performance Condition as of the Expiration Date, such RSUs shall expire on the Expiration Date and be of no further force or effect.

By signing this Notice, you acknowledge that the vesting of the RSUs granted pursuant to this Notice and the RSU Agreement is conditioned on the satisfaction of both the Time Condition and the Performance Condition.

(d) Fractional RSUs . If application of the vesting schedule set forth above would cause vesting of a fractional RSU, then such vesting shall be rounded down to the nearest whole RSU and shall cumulate with any other fractional RSUs and such fractions shall vest as they aggregate into a whole RSU.

 

Acknowledgment/Acceptance:

   By your acceptance of this Notice through the Company’s online acceptance procedure (or by your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative on this Notice), you and the Company agree that the RSUs are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice, the RSU Agreement and the Plan. You acknowledge that you have received a copy of the RSU Agreement and the Plan and have read this Notice, the RSU Agreement and the Plan in their entirety.

If you do not accept this Notice within 90 days of the RSU Grant Date, the award of RSUs may be cancelled.

 

PARTICIPANT                UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

     

 


UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

Participant has been granted Restricted Stock Units (“ RSUs ”) subject to the terms and conditions of the Uber Technologies, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan” ), the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “ Notice ”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, including any and all exhibits and appendices hereto (the “ RSU Agreement” ). Unless otherwise defined in this RSU Agreement, the terms used herein shall have the meanings defined in the Plan or the Notice, as applicable.

1. No Stockholder Rights . Unless and until such time as shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Shares ”) are issued in settlement of RSUs that have satisfied both the Time Condition and the Performance Condition set forth in the Notice, in each case, prior to the Expiration Date (the “ Vested RSUs ”), Participant shall have no ownership of the Shares underlying the RSUs and shall have no right to dividends or to vote such Shares.

2. Dividend Equivalents . Cash dividends or equivalents, if any, shall not be credited to Participant during the life of the RSUs.

3. Termination . If Participant’s Continuous Service Status terminates for any reason (including death or disability) prior to the satisfaction of the Time Condition set forth in the Notice, any RSUs that have not satisfied the Time Condition as of such termination date shall automatically and without notice terminate and be forfeited, and neither Participant nor any of his or her successors, heirs, assigns, or personal representatives will thereafter have any further rights or interests in such forfeited RSUs. Any RSUs that have satisfied the Time Condition as of such termination date shall remain subject to the Performance Condition set forth in the Notice, but shall expire and be of no further force or effect on the Expiration Date.

4. Issuance of Shares . The Company shall issue to Participant on the following date(s) a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Vested RSUs: (a) if the Vesting Date occurs as a result of an IPO, the Shares shall be issued on the earlier to occur of the date that is six months following the Vesting Date and March 15 th of the year following the calendar year in which the Vesting Date occurred; (b) if the Vesting Date occurs as a result of a Liquidation Transaction, the Shares shall be issued no later than 30 days following the Vesting Date; and (c) if the Vesting Date is a Time-Based Vesting Date that occurs following a Performance-Based Vesting Date, the Shares shall be issued no later than 30 days following the Time-Based Vesting Date. Upon the issuance of the Shares, Participant shall thereafter have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, subject to the lock-up agreement described in Section 6 of this RSU Agreement.

5. Transfer Restrictions .

(a) RSUs Not Transferable . The RSUs and any interest therein shall not be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The terms of this RSU Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Participant.

(b) Beneficiary Designation . Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, if permitted by the Committee, Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to Vested RSUs upon the death of Participant. Such a designation shall be made in the manner established by the Committee from time to time.


(c) Limitations on Transfer of Shares . In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by applicable securities laws and except as permitted by this RSU Agreement, Participant shall not, directly or indirectly, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or encumber (including any conveyance of any economic or pecuniary interest in) the RSUs or any interest in the RSUs or the Shares issued or to be issued pursuant to this RSU Agreement (collectively, “ securities ”) without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be provided or withheld in its sole discretion.

(d) Prohibited Transfers . For purposes of the transfer restrictions set forth in this Section 5, securities shall be deemed to be “ transferred ” in (i) any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of securities or any legal or beneficial interest in such securities, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, including, without limitation, a transfer of any securities to a broker or other nominee (regardless of whether there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, voting control over such securities by proxy or otherwise, (ii) any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of any securities, even if any securities of the Company would be disposed of by someone other than Participant, (iii) any transaction involving any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any securities or with respect to any securities that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from any securities, or (iv) any other transaction by Participant related to or affecting the ownership, possession or other rights (voting, economic or otherwise) of securities that the Company, in good faith, deems transferred.

(e) Restrictions Binding on Transferees . In the case of any transfer consented to by the Company or otherwise permitted by this RSU Agreement, the transferee, assignee, or other recipient shall receive and hold the securities subject to the provisions of this Section 5, and there shall be no further transfer of such securities except in accordance with this Section 5.

(f) Insider Trading Policies and Laws . Participant shall comply with the Company’s insider trading policy and code of conduct (or related policies) as may be adopted or amended from time to time by the Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof) (the “ Policies ”). To the extent Participant is not an employee of the Company, Participant shall comply with the Policies in the same manner as if Participant were deemed an employee of the Company as defined in the Policies. In addition, Participant shall comply with any applicable insider trading restrictions under securities laws, market abuse laws and/or other similar laws in the United States and in Participant’s country of residence (if different).

(g) Expiration of Restrictions . The restrictions in this Section 5 shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the closing of a Liquidation Transaction or (ii) immediately prior to an IPO.

6. Lock-Up Agreement . In addition to any other limitation on transfer or other restrictions set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement, in connection with an IPO and upon request of the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company’s securities, Participant hereby agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase


of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company however and whenever acquired (other than those included in the registration) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180 days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters and to execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of the public offering; provided, however, that, if during the last 17 days of the restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or prior to the expiration of the restricted period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the restricted period, then, upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, the restrictions imposed by this Section 6 shall continue to apply until the end of the third trading day following the expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. In no event will the restricted period extend beyond 216 days after the effective date of the registration statement. For the avoidance of any doubt, the restrictions contemplated under this Section 6 shall apply without regard to whether the restrictions set forth in Section 5 have expired.

7. Responsibility for Taxes . Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer (the “ Employer ”), the ultimate liability for all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant (“ Tax-Related Items ”) is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSUs, and (b) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.

To satisfy any withholding obligations of the Company and/or the Employer with respect to Tax-Related Items, the Company will withhold Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the RSUs. Alternatively, or in addition, in connection with any applicable taxable or tax withholding event, Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

 

  (i)

withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company or the Employer;

 

  (ii)

withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); and/or

 

  (iii)

requiring Participant to tender a cash payment to the Company or the Employer in the amount of the Tax-Related Items;


provided, however, that if Participant is a Section 16 officer of the Company under the Exchange Act, the withholding methods described in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) above will only be used if the Committee (as constituted to satisfy Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) determines, in advance of the applicable withholding event, that one such withholding method will be used in lieu of withholding Shares.

Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Participant will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent amount in Shares. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares if Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

8. Code Section  409A . It is the intent that the RSUs shall be either exempt from or compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and interpretations, and the RSUs shall be interpreted, construed and operated to reflect this intent. Solely for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each issuance of Shares on (or following) a Vesting Date shall be considered a separate payment. The Company reserves the right, to the extent the Company deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, to unilaterally amend or modify this RSU Agreement as may be necessary to ensure that the RSUs qualify for the exemption from, or comply with the requirements of, Section 409A or to mitigate any additional tax, interest and/or penalties or other adverse tax consequences that may apply under Section 409A if compliance is not practical; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that the RSUs will be exempt from or will comply with Section 409A of the Code, and makes no undertaking to amend the terms of the RSUs to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the RSUs or to ensure that the RSUs comply with Section 409A of the Code. Nothing in this RSU Agreement shall provide a basis for any person to take any action against the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary based on matters covered by Section 409A of the Code, including the tax treatment of any amounts paid under the RSUs, and neither the Company nor any Parent or Subsidiary will have any liability under any circumstances to Participant or any other party if the RSUs, the delivery of Shares upon vesting/payment of the RSUs or other payment or tax event hereunder that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code, is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.

9. Compliance  with  Laws  and  Regulations . The issuance of Shares will be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by the Company and Participant (including any written representations, warranties and agreements as the Committee may request of Participant for compliance with applicable laws) with all applicable local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares may be listed or quoted at the time of such issuance or transfer.

10. Book-Entry Form; Legends . The Company shall issue the Shares to Participant by entering such Shares in Participant’s name as of such date in the books and records of the Company or, if applicable, a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. The Shares shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Company may deem advisable under the Plan, this RSU Agreement or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, and any applicable local, state, federal and foreign laws, and the Company may cause such Shares to bear a legend or legends to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.


11. No Rights as Employee, Director or Consultant . Nothing in this RSU Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary (if applicable) to terminate Participant s service with the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, for any reason, with or without cause.

12. Information to Participants . If the Company is relying on an exemption from registration under Section 12(h)-1 of the Exchange Act and such information is required to be provided by such Section 12(h)-1, the Company shall provide the information described in Rules 701(e)(3), (4), and (5) of the Securities Act by a method allowed under Section 12(h)-1 of the Exchange Act in accordance with Section 12(h)-1 of the Exchange Act, provided that Participant agrees to keep the information confidential.

13. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This RSU Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to such state’s conflict of law principles.

(b) Entire Agreement; Modification; Enforcement of Rights . This RSU Agreement, together with the Notice and the Plan, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and therein and merges all prior discussions between the parties. Except as contemplated under the Plan, or except for any amendment or other action contemplated under Section 8 hereof or any other amendment or action that may be required or desirable to facilitate compliance with applicable law or to mitigate adverse accounting consequences, no modification of or amendment to this RSU Agreement that materially and adversely affects the rights of Participant shall be effective unless agreed to in writing by the parties to this RSU Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this RSU Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

(c) Severability . If one or more provisions of this RSU Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable laws, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this RSU Agreement, (ii) the balance of this RSU Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this RSU Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(d) Electronic Delivery and Acceptance . The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

(e) Notices . Any notice required or permitted by this RSU Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or at time of transmission if sent by telegram or fax or 48 hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, or at the time an electronic confirmation of receipt is received if delivery is by email, and addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice. Any notice for delivery outside the United States will be sent by email, facsimile or by express courier.


(f) Successors and Assigns . The rights and benefits of this RSU Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Participant under this RSU Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

(g) No Advice Regarding Grant . The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan or Participant’s receipt or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

(h) Country-Specific Provisions . The RSUs shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in the exhibit(s) to this RSU Agreement for Participant’s country if Participant is outside the United States. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the exhibit(s), the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. All exhibits constitute part of this RSU Agreement.

(i) Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on participation in the Plan, on the RSUs and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOTICE BY PARTICIPANT CONSTITUTES

ACCEPTANCE OF THIS RSU AGREEMENT.


Uber Technologies, Inc.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

Notice of Performance Stock Unit Award

Uber Technologies, Inc. (the “ Company ”) has awarded to you (“ Participant ”) performance-based restricted stock units (“ PSUs ”) covering the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (the “ PSU Award ”) under its 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”).

 

Participant Name :

 

Employee ID :

 
Grant ID:  
Date of Grant:  
Maximum Number of PSUs:  
Country at Grant:   United States
Vesting Commencement Date:  
Vesting Schedule:   As provided in Exhibit A to this Notice (the “ Performance Vesting Terms ”)

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Notice of Performance Stock Unit Award (this “ Notice ”) or the attached PSU Terms and Conditions (including any appendices and exhibits attached thereto) will have the same meanings specified in the Plan. The Notice (including the Performance Vesting Terms) and the PSU Terms and Conditions are collectively referred to as the “ Award Agreement ” applicable to the PSUs.

By accepting (whether electronically or otherwise) the PSU Award, Participant acknowledges and agrees to the following:

 

1.

The PSU Award is governed by the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan will prevail.

 

2.

Participant has received a copy of the Plan, this Award Agreement, the Plan prospectus, and the Trading Policy, and represents that he or she has read these documents and is familiar with their terms. Participant further agrees to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions and interpretations of the Committee and the Plan Administrator regarding any questions relating to the PSU Award and the Plan.

 

3.

Vesting of the PSUs is subject to Participant’s Continuous Service Status as an Employee (except as provided in the Performance Vesting Terms), which is for an unspecified duration and may be terminated at any time, with or without Cause. Nothing in this Award Agreement or the Plan changes the nature of that relationship.

 

4.

The Company is not providing any tax, legal, or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding participation in the Plan. Participant should consult with his or her own personal tax, legal, and financial advisors regarding participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

 

5.

Participant consents to electronic delivery and participation as set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement.

 

6.

If Participant does not accept or decline this PSU Award within 90 days of the Date of Grant or by such other date that may be communicated Participant by the Company, the Company will accept this PSU Award on Participant s behalf and Participant will be deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions of the PSUs set forth in the Plan and this Award Agreement. If Participant wishes to decline this PSU Award, Participant should promptly notify Uber at stock@uber.com . If Participant declines this PSU Award , the PSUs will be cancelled and no benefits from the PSUs nor any compensation or benefits in lieu of the RSUs will be provided to Participant.


Uber Technologies, Inc.    Participant
By:                                                                                  Signature:                                                              
Title:                                                                               Date:                                                                      


Exhibit A

Performance Vesting Terms


Uber Technologies, Inc.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

PSU Terms and Conditions

 

1.

Grant of PSUs .

(a)      A PSU is a non-voting unit of measurement which is deemed solely for bookkeeping purposes to be equivalent to one outstanding share of Common Stock (a “ Share ”). The PSUs are used solely as a device to determine the number of Shares to eventually be issued to Participant if such PSUs vest. The PSUs shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind.

(b)      The number of PSUs that Participant actually earns will be determined by the level of achievement of the Performance Goal(s) in accordance with Exhibit A to the Notice.

 

2.

Settlement .

(a)      On or as soon as administratively practical (and within thirty (30) days) following the applicable Vesting Date set forth in Exhibit A to the Notice, the Company will deliver to Participant a number of Shares (either by delivering one or more certificates for such Shares or by entering such Shares in book entry form, as determined by the Company in its discretion) equal to the number of PSUs subject to the PSU Award that vest on the applicable Vesting Date, subject to the satisfaction of any applicable withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items. No fractional PSUs or rights for fractional Shares shall be created pursuant to this Agreement.

(b)      The Company reserves the right to issue to Participant the cash equivalent of Shares, in part or in full satisfaction of the delivery of Shares, upon vesting of the PSUs, and to the extent applicable, references in this Award Agreement to Shares issuable in connection with the PSUs will include the potential issuance of its cash equivalent pursuant to such right.

3.       Dividend and Voting Rights . Unless and until such time as Shares are issued in settlement of vested PSUs, Participant will have no ownership of the Shares allocated to the PSUs, and will have no rights to vote such Shares and no rights to dividends.

4.       Non-Transferability of PSUs . The PSUs and any interest therein will not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution or court order. The terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement will be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and assigns of Participant.

5.       Termination . If Participant’s Continuous Service Status terminates for any reason, the PSUs will be subject to the provisions of Exhibit A to the Notice.

 

6.

Taxes .

(a)       Responsibility for Taxes . By accepting this PSU Award, Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate that employs Participant (the “ Employer ”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the PSU Award, including,


but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the PSU Award, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the PSU Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, as applicable, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction. Participant agrees to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means described in this Section. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares, or the proceeds of the sale of Shares, if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

(b)       Withholding . Prior to the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant agrees to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, Participant authorizes the Company or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following:

(i)      withholding from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the Company and/or the Employer or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate;

(ii)      withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired on settlement of the PSUs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization and without further consent);

(iii)      withholding Shares to be issued upon settlement of the PSUs, provided the Company only withholds a number of Shares necessary to satisfy no more than the withholding amounts determined based on the maximum permitted statutory rate applicable in Participant’s jurisdiction;

(iv)      Participant’s payment of a cash amount (including by check representing readily available funds or a wire transfer); or

(v)      any other arrangement approved by the Committee and permitted under Applicable Law.

Withholding for Tax-Related Items will be made in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan and such rules and procedures as may be established by the Plan Administrator, and in compliance with the Trading Policy, if applicable. In the event the Company or the Employer withholds more than the Tax-Related Items using one of the methods described above, Participant may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash but will have no entitlement to the Shares sold or withheld.

7.       Code Section  409A . It is intended that the terms of the PSU Award will not result in the imposition of any tax liability pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, and this Award Agreement shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent. Payments pursuant to this PSU Award are intended to constitute separate payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

8.       Governing Law and Venue . This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced


by this grant or this Award Agreement, the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of San Francisco County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.

9.       Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights . This Award Agreement, together with the Plan, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements, commitments, or negotiations between the parties. No adverse modification of, or adverse amendment to, this Award Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Option Agreement, will be effective unless in writing and signed by the parties to this Award Agreement (which may be electronic). The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Award Agreement will not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

10.       Severability . If one or more provisions of this Award Agreement are held to be unenforceable under Applicable Laws, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (a) such provision shall be excluded from this Award Agreement, (b) the balance of this Award Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (c) the balance of this Award Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

11.       Consent to Electronic Delivery and Participation . By accepting the PSUs, Participant agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company, and consents to the electronic delivery of the Award Agreement, the Plan, account statements, Plan prospectuses, and all other documents, communications or information related to the PSUs and current or future participation in the Plan. Electronic delivery may include the delivery of a link to the Company intranet or the internet site of a third party involved in administering the Plan, the delivery of the document via e-mail or such other delivery determined at the Company’s discretion. Participant acknowledges that Participant may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost if Participant contacts the Company by telephone, through a postal service or electronic mail to Stock Administration.

12.       Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the PSU Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to accept any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

Aleka Insurance, Inc.

Anderes, LLC

Apparate International C.V.

Portier, LLC

Portier Pacific Pty Ltd

Rasier Operations B.V.

Rasier Pacific Pty Ltd

Uber B.V.

Uber Do Brasil Tecnologia LTDA

Uber International B.V.

Uber International C.V.

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Uber Technologies, Inc. of our report dated March 25, 2019 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Uber Technologies, Inc., which appears in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

April 25, 2019